TY - JOUR
TI - Age and gender effects on the association of sleep insufficiency with hypertension among adults in Greece
AU - Tsiptsios, D.
AU - Matziridis, A.
AU - Ouranidis, A.
AU - Triantafyllis, A.S.
AU - Terzoudi, A.
AU - Tsamakis, K.
AU - Rizos, E.
AU - Mueller, C.
AU - Steiropoulos, P.
AU - Vorvolakos, T.
AU - Serdari, A.
AU - Tripsianis, G.
JO - Future Cardiology
PY - 2021
VL - 17
TODO - 8
SP - 1381-1393
PB - Future Medicine Ltd
SN - 1479-6678, 1744-8298
TODO - 10.2217/fca-2020-0198
TODO - 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
TODO - 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.
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