Research
Hormonal
The association between short sleep duration and hypertension is not observed in adults aged 60 and older.
If you are over 60, the link between short sleep and high blood pressure may not be as strong as it is for younger adults. This might be due to other age-related factors like arterial stiffness or changes in sleep patterns.
ModerateRefutesMEDIUM confidence
Subjects between the ages of 60 and 86 years who slept ≤5 hours were actually slightly less likely (HR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.50 to 1.45), although not significantly so, to have been diagnosed with hypertension.
Why this rating
Sample size for older adults was smaller, and the lack of association might be due to statistical power or survivorship bias.
Source
Short Sleep Duration as a Risk Factor for Hypertension
James E. Gangwisch et al. · Hypertension · 2006
DOI 10.1161/01.hyp.0000217362.34748.e0
cohort · n=4810Cited 1,248×
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