青少年における睡眠の質と高血圧
Sogol Javaheri1, Amy Storfer-Isser, Carol L Rosen
1Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-6003, USA.
Circulation
|August 20, 2008
まとめ
青少年における睡眠の質の低下は,高血圧前症に関連しています. この研究では,睡眠不足が,健康な若者における高血圧のリスクを大幅に高めることが判明しました.
科学分野:
- 青少年の健康について
- 心血管の健康について
- スリープ・サイエンス スリープ・サイエンス
背景:
- プレ高血圧は,青少年集団においてますます懸念される問題である.
- 若者の睡眠パターンと心血管の健康との関係については,さらなる調査が必要である.
研究 の 目的:
- 健康な青少年における睡眠不足と前高血圧の関連性を評価する.
- 睡眠の質が悪いことが,この集団における高血圧の危険因子であるかどうかを判断する.
主な方法:
- 238人の健康な若者の横断分析.
- 手首アクティグラフィーとポリソムノグラフィーを用いた客観的な睡眠評価.
- 血圧は2日間にわたって複数の測定値で測定され,高血圧前期は90パーセントで定義されます.
主要な成果:
- 青少年の14%が高血圧前症候群,26%が睡眠効率低下,11%が睡眠期間が短かった.
- 低睡眠効率は,調整後の高血圧前症候群の3.5倍の増加と関連していました.
- 睡眠効率が低い青少年では,シストリック血圧が著しく高かった (血圧上昇4.0mmHg).
結論:
- 睡眠の質の低下は,健康な青少年における高血圧前症候群と独立して関連している.
- これらの発見は,不十分な睡眠の質が,肥満や社会経済的要因とは関係なく,高血圧に寄与することを示唆しています.
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