The Effect of Sleep Quantity and Quality onAdults Blood Pressure: Yazd, 2014-2015

Introduction: Sleep is an essential part of life and is of utmost importance inpreserving human health and performance. The quantity and quality of sleep canaffect blood pressure. The objective of this paper was to determine therelationship of sleep quantity and quality with high blood pressure.Methods: This profile study utilized the data of Health Study Program in Yazd.The population contained 6964 adults in the age range of 20 to 70 years, selectedusing cluster sampling method. The data were analyzed using chi-squared (X2)and Logistic Regression tests via SPSS (ver. 18) software.Results: Generally, 50.3% of the participants were female, 28.6% of them hadhigh blood pressure; 31.3% of men and 25.9% of women had high bloodpressure. The lowest rate of blood pressure happened within participants with20-29 years of age, i.e., 9.9%, while the highest rate was related to individuals of60-69 years old, i.e., 49.6%. X2 test yielded significant results for sleep duration(p<0.001) and nightmare frequency (p=0.016). The adjusted chance of sleepduration, gender, age groups, educational levels, and body mass index (BMI) hadsignificant effects on blood pressure (p<0.001). Half of the participants showedsleep dysfunctions in terms of quantity and quality, and one-third were likely tocome down with high blood pressure.Conclusion: It can be concluded that the sleep quantity and quality of the studiedpeople were not at a desirable level; it needs high attention. It can be maintainedthat the findings of the current study indicated the importance of paying attentionto the quality and quantity of sleep in preventing the incidence of high bloodpressure.

Keywords:

Sleep Quantity , Sleep Duration , Sleep Quality , Blood Pressure