The Association of Midday Napping With Hypertension Among Chinese Adults Older Than 45 Years: Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is one of the main public health issues around worldwide, and midday napping is a popular habit. The association between the two remains to be explored.

Objective

The goal of the research was to explore the association of midday napping with hypertension.

Methods

This study separately selected 11,439, 12,689, and 9464 Chinese respondents aged over 45 years from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2011, 2015, and 2018 data sets. Binary logistic regression was used to explore the association of midday napping with hypertension, and the 3-step method was used to test the mediation effect of BMI.

Results

Among all respondents, the prevalence rates of hypertension were 24.6% (2818/11439) in 2011, 21.1% (2683/12689) in 2015, and

SUBMITTER: Tang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9727692 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature