Associations of Short Sleep and Shift Work Status with Hypertension among Black and White Americans

Objective. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether short sleepers (<6 hrs) who worked the non-day-shift were at greater likelihood of reporting hypertension and if these associations varied by individuals’ ethnicity. Methods. Analysis was based on the 2010 National Health Interview S...

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Main Authors: Mirnova E. Ceïde, Abhishek Pandey, Joe Ravenell, Margaret Donat, Gbenga Ogedegbe, Girardin Jean-Louis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hypertension
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/697275