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Insomnia with Objective Short Sleep Duration is Associated with a High Risk for Hypertension

SLEEP · 2009 · Vol. 32(4) · pp. 491–497
Alexandros N. VgontzasDuanping LiaoEdward O. BixlerGeorge P. ChrousosAntonio Vela‐Bueno

Abstract

Insomnia with short sleep duration is associated with increased risk of hypertension, to a degree comparable to that of other common sleep disorders, e.g., SDB. Objective sleep duration may predict the severity of chronic insomnia a prevalent condition whose medical impact has been apparently underestimated.

Sleep and related disordersSleep and Wakefulness ResearchObstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchInsomniaMedicineQuartileSleep (system call)Depression (economics)Sleep debtBody mass indexBlood pressureInternal medicineSleep disorder

MeSH terms

AdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansHypertensionSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersMaleMiddle AgedPennsylvaniaRisk FactorsSleep Apnea SyndromesSleep DeprivationStatistics as TopicTime FactorsPolysomnography

Funding

  • Pennsylvania State University
  • National Institutes of Health
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