Hormonal
One night of total sleep deprivation increases resting blood pressure in healthy adults without increasing heart rate or muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA).
Getting one night of zero sleep will likely raise your blood pressure the next morning, even if you don't feel stressed or your heart rate doesn't change. This suggests the mechanism isn't just 'stress nerves' firing, but potentially other vascular or hormonal factors. Prioritizing sleep is crucial for blood pressure management, not just for feeling rested.
In comparison with normal sleep, sleep deprivation resulted in an increase in blood pressure (normal sleep versus sleep deprivation 82±3 versus 86±2 mm Hg, mean±SEM, P=0.012) and a decrease in muscle sympathetic nerve activity (normal sleep versus sleep deprivation 28±2 versus 22±2 bursts/min, P=0.017).
Why this rating
Randomized, blinded, crossover design with direct neural measurements (MSNA), though sample size is small (n=8).
Source
Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Neural Circulatory Control
Masahiko Kato et al. · Hypertension · 2000
DOI 10.1161/01.hyp.35.5.1173
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