According to a new study by UTHealth Houston, adolescents who adhere to the recommended guidelines of nine to eleven hours of sleep per day have a significantly lower risk of high blood pressure.
The study, recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found that adolescents have a 37% lower risk of developing high blood pressure when they maintain healthy sleep patterns, underscoring the importance of adequate sleep behavior. The study also examined the impact of environmental factors that may affect sleep.
“Sleep disturbances can lead to changes in the body's stress response, including increased levels of stress hormones like cortisol, which in turn can raise blood pressure,” said lead author Augusto César Ferreira De Moraes, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.124.037503
