Shift Workers Have Higher Blood Pressure Medicine Use, But Only When They Are Short Sleepers: A Longitudinal UK Biobank Study

Shift Workers Have Higher Blood Pressure Medicine Use, But Only When They Are Short Sleepers: A Longitudinal UK Biobank Study

Background Some, but not all, studies report associations between shift work and hypertension, suggesting that particular subgroups may be at risk. We examined moderating effects of sleep duration and circadian preference on the relationship between shift work and new blood pressure (BP) medicine us...

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Main Authors: Barbara Riegel, Marguerite Daus, Alicia J. Lozano, Susan K. Malone, Freda Patterson, Alexandra L. Hanlon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
circadian rhythm
hypertension
risk factors
shift work schedule
sleep
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.013269

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