Does less sleep responsible for high Blood Pressure ?

IS SLEEP RESPONSIBLE FOR HIGH BP ?

My age 52 years
Weight 55 kg,
Height 5' 4",
Diet Vegetarian , light food
Exercise Regular
Disease Nil
Sleep Sound sleep at night
Work at desk

So far I had no high blood pressure problem.
Regular check up showed BP values 120/80 to 130/90.

However last 4 months daily I slept only 7 hrs instead of 8 to 8.5 hrs.
Suddenly I found that my BP shot up to 160 / 90.

After taking adequate rest/sleep my BP is improving.

Does this imply that inadequate sleep can be one of the reasons for high BP ?

Pls comment.

P.J.LAKHAPATE
plakhapate@rediffmail.com

 

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No, I've never seen the result of any study that linked sleep and blood pressure. The main - and most common causes of hypertension - are diet (including sodium intake) and lack of proper exercise.

Having said that, though, is IS known that lack of proper rest/sleep cause stress which will result in higher BP. The effects are only temporary, though, and the BP will return to normal when those conditions are corrected.

 

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