Open AccessAssociation of Sleep Quality With Greater Left Ventricular Mass in Children Aged 9 to 11 Years
Author(s) -
Brooks B. Gump,
Kevin S. Heffernan,
Kestutis Bendinskas,
Bryce Hruska,
James A. MacKenzie,
Aesoon Park,
Lynn S. Brann,
Nader AtallahYunes
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychosomatic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.62
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 1534-7796
pISSN - 0033-3174
DOI - 10.1097/psy.0000000000000921
Subject(s) - actigraphy , sleep (system call) , medicine , body mass index , cardiology , circadian rhythm , computer science , operating system
Research has consistently found associations between sleep characteristics and cardiovascular disease risk in children, adolescents, and adults. Although primarily investigated in clinical samples (e.g., in those with sleep disorders), greater left ventricular mass is associated with poor sleep quality in nonclinical adult populations as well; however, this has not been evaluated in children or adolescents. Our study aim was to consider the relationship between objectively measured sleep characteristics and left ventricular mass in children.