Open AccessSleep patterns and their association with blood pressure and heart rate variability parameters in young Saudi females
Author(s) -
Farrukh Majeed,
Rabia Latif,
Aamna Latif,
Rehma Bibi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sultan qaboos university medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.258
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2075-0528
pISSN - 2075-051X
DOI - 10.18295/squmj.4.2021.014
Subject(s) - medicine , epworth sleepiness scale , heart rate variability , heart rate , pittsburgh sleep quality index , blood pressure , sleep (system call) , sleep quality , analysis of variance , physical therapy , audiology , polysomnography , insomnia , psychiatry , apnea , operating system , computer science
Disturbed sleep patterns might alter the autonomic tone and lead to various cardiovascular morbidities. This study aimed to determine sleep patterns (quality, duration, efficiency and daytime sleepiness) and explore their association with blood pressure (BP) and heart rate variability (HRV) in apparently healthy, young Saudi females.