THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SLEEP PATTERN AND HYPERTENSION IN HAIL, KSA

Background: In adults, sleep has an important role in the development of cardiovascular diseases. Epidemiologic studies have shown that chronic short sleep may be associated with the development of hypertension. Objectives: This study is aimed to assess the quality of sleep pattern in of Hail city, and to study the relationship between sleep pattern and hypertension among of Hail city. Methods:This descriptive study was conducted in Hail city, Saudi Arabia. A total of 1004 participants who are aged above 17 years old were included in the study. Participants were asked about their socio-demographic data, sleep pattern index questions, with the measurement of the systolic and diastolic blood pressure along with heart rate determination. The statistical analysis of data was done by using excel and SPSS version (20). (Chicago, Illinois: SPSS Inc, USA) Results:There was a significant inverse correlation between the sleep duration during weekends and the hypertension which is represented by systolic blood pressure and R-value was (0.116) and P-value of (<0.001) respectively. Conclusion:In Hail, the present study demonstrated that there was a significant association between sleep duration at weekends and elevated blood pressure. Furthermore, a significant correlation between sleep duration during workdays and age, occupation, smoking and BMI.