Previous studies have demonstrated that sleep duration is closely associated with metabolic risk factors. However, the relationship between habitual sleep duration and blood pressure values in Japanese population has not been fully established.
MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional study of 1,670 Japanese male subjects to clarify the relationship between habitual sleep duration and blood pressure values. The study subjects were divided into four groups ( Results
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The present study demonstrates that both long and short habitual sleep duration were significantly associated with high blood pressure values and hypertension occurrence in Japanese male subjects.