@article{3119209,
    title = "Age and gender effects on the association of sleep insufficiency with hypertension among adults in Greece",
    author = "Tsiptsios, D. and Matziridis, A. and Ouranidis, A. and Triantafyllis, A.S. and Terzoudi, A. and Tsamakis, K. and Rizos, E. and Mueller, C. and Steiropoulos, P. and Vorvolakos, T. and Serdari, A. and Tripsianis, G.",
    journal = "Future Cardiology",
    year = "2021",
    volume = "17",
    number = "8",
    pages = "1381-1393",
    publisher = "Future Medicine Ltd",
    issn = "1479-6678, 1744-8298",
    doi = "10.2217/fca-2020-0198",
    keywords = "antihypertensive agent, adult;  aged;  blood pressure;  female;  Greece;  human;  hypertension;  male;  middle aged;  sleep;  sleep deprivation, Adult;  Aged;  Antihypertensive Agents;  Blood Pressure;  Female;  Greece;  Humans;  Hypertension;  Male;  Middle Aged;  Sleep;  Sleep Deprivation",
    abstract = "Background: We aimed to investigate the relationship between sleep characteristics with hypertension using self-reported questionnaires. Material & methods: A total of 957 adults were classified into three groups (short [<6 h], normal [6-8 h] and long [>8 h] sleepers). Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg or use of antihypertensive medication at the time of interview. Results: Overall prevalence of hypertension was 34.3%. Association between short sleep duration and hypertension that was age-specific, present only among younger and middle aged individuals and sparing the elderly, but not gender-specific, as no discrepancies existed between males and females in all age groups, was evident. Conclusion: This study promotes early pharmacological or cognitive behavioral interventions on sleep disturbances in order to reduce hypertension burden. © 2021 Future Medicine Ltd."
}