Poor sleep increases 80% chances of high B.P.

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“Poor sleep makes older men 80% more likely to develop high blood pressure,” reported the *Daily Mirror*. It said that a three-year study found that “men who spent less than 4% of their time in a deep slumber – known as slow-wave sleep – had more heart problems than other people”.

This study was of men over 65 years of age without high blood pressure. Researchers measured their sleep pattern over one night and looked at their risk of having high blood pressure up to three years later. The less time the men spent in a stage called slow-wave sleep (deep sleep), the greater their risk of developing high blood pressure. The total length of sleep, or being aroused from sleep during the night, was not independently associated with the increased risk.

Ref and Read more: http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/health/behind-the-headlines/bad_sleep_studied_for_blood_pressure_risk_1_3011274

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