Adequate Sleep and Its Role in Preventing High Blood Pressure in Teens
Discovering the Connection Between Sleep and High Blood Pressure
FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- In adolescents, adequate sleep is associated with a reduced risk for hypertension, according to a study published online Nov. 11 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Augusto César F. De Moraes, Ph.D., from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and colleagues analyzed data from 3,320 participants from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study to examine the specific impact of sleep health on hypertension.
Insights from the Study
The cohort included participants with complete data on Fitbit-tracked sleep, blood pressure, height, neighborhood noise, and other variables. Sleep health was categorized based on daily duration as follows:
- Healthy: Nine to twelve hours
- Moderately Healthy: Plus or minus one hour from optimal
- Low: One hour or more deviation
The researchers observed an increase in the incidence of hypertension, rising from 1.7 percent in 2018-2020 to 2.9 percent in 2020-2022. The risk of developing hypertension was lower for adolescents with healthier sleep (relative risk, 0.63). There were no significant effects noted for neighborhood noise alone or in combination with sleep health.
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