Gender-specific association of sleep duration with blood pressure in rural Chinese adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are limited data about the role of gender on the relationship between sleep duration and blood pressure (BP) from rural populations.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional rural population-based study. This report includes 1033 men and 783 women aged 18-65 years from a cohort of twins enrolled in Anhui, China, between 2005 and 2008. Sleep duration was derived from typical bedtime, wake-up time, and sleep latency as reported on a standard sleep questionnaire. Primary outcomes included measured systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP). High blood pressure (HBP) was defined as SBP ⩾130 mmHg, DBP ⩾85 mmHg, or physician diagnosed hypertension. Linear and logistic regression models were used to assess gender-specific associations between sl

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3755492 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature