Women sleep less susceptible to hypertension

Posted by sldol on November 18, 2008 in Internal Medicine

Britain to a study, women suffering from lack of sleep would hypertension increase the risk.

Researchers at the University of Warwick in London on 20 government administrative departments of the 5,766 civilian personnel to investigate, sleep and study the relationship between high blood pressure. Among these respondents, men accounted for 4,199 people, and the remaining 1,567 were female.

The researchers found that women in the survey, the following five hours of sleep every night of women and more than seven hours of sleep every night of women compared with the risk of hypertension twice as high, but the men in the survey, five of sleep every night Following hours of sleep every night with more than seven hours, the risk of suffering from hypertension is not clear distinction.

It is reported that researchers will Hypertension is defined as blood pressure equal to or higher than 140 / 90mmhg (mm Hg).

The researchers said that lack of sleep on the impact of men and women not exactly the same, but the continuing lack of sleep on the health of men and women will have adverse effects. In addition to high blood pressure, lack of sleep can lead to obesity and diabetes.