Sleep duration and risk of high blood pressure in Thai adolescents: the Thai National Health Examination Survey V, 2014 (NHES-V).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep duration has been proposed to be associated with high blood pressure. However, nationwide studies regarding this association in adolescents remain limited. This study aimed to explore the national prevalence of high blood pressure among Thai adolescents and to determine the association between sleep duration and high blood pressure.

Methods

Data from adolescents aged 10-19 years from the Thai National Health and Examination Survey V were included. We collected demographic data (including age and gender), height, weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting blood chemistries and sleep duration data. Sleep durations were categorized as short, normal or long for each age group based on the United States National Sleep Foundation's recommendations. High

SUBMITTER: Pirojsakul K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9617401 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature