7% increased risk of high blood pressure linked to less than 7 hours of sleep, 11% with less than 5 hours, study finds.
Less than seven hours of sleep is linked to a 7% increased risk of developing high blood pressure, according to early research. Less than five hours of sleep raises the risk to 11%. The study, analyzing data from over a million people from six countries, found no age-based differences in the sleep-blood pressure association. Women were found to have a 7% greater risk of developing high blood pressure compared to men.
March 27, 2024
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