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Do Men or Women Need More Sleep?

August 10, 2010: 8 comment(s)

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Researchers examined men and women who slept less than or equal to 5 hours a night to determine if they had any higher risk for hypertension than men or women who got the recommended 7 hours or more of sleep. Hypertension or high blood pressure is a significant risk factor for developing heart disease and subsequent heart attacks. Heart disease is also the leading cause of death for both men and women.

A total of 6,592 men and women participated in the study at Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick of which 4199 were men and 1567 were women. The Warwick investigators defined hypertension as a blood pressure of equal to or greater than 140/90 mm Hg, or subjects who regularly took high blood pressure medication.

The findings were surprising. Previous studies had reported that people who slept less had more risk for having hypertension. These studies did not, however, look at men and women separately.

Professor Francesco Cappuccio’s study from the Warwick Medical School shows that women who slept less than 5 hours were twice as likely to have high blood pressure than women who slept the recommended 7 or more hours of sleep. Men on the other hand, showed no difference in hypertension rates regardless if they slept less than 5 hours or more than 7 hours.

So if you are a woman you need more sleep than a man in order to decrease your risk for high blood pressure. Men however, should not take this study as green light that they can sleep less and not risk damage to their health. Professor Cappuccio reports, “Sustained sleep curtailment, ensuing excessive daytime sleepiness, and the higher cardiovascular risk are causes for concern. Emerging evidence also suggests a potential role for sleep deprivation as a predictor or risk for conditions like obesity and diabetes.”

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CoachZ

08/13/10 11:14

Typo in the last paragraph ("if your are")

Dan Tatem

01/24/11 07:44

Interseting article. My wife will like to hear that "the doctor told her to sleep more".

D Fuller

03/01/11 02:00

Funny how the conclusions of the study are interpreted both ways, 1) study indicates women need adequate sleep; and 2)BTW-Never mind the study results, men need adequate sleep as well, we just need another grant and more study(s) to prove it...

sandyhattie

05/27/11 11:58

How can the answer be true if "Men on the other hand, showed no difference in hypertension rates regardless if they slept less than 5 hours or more than 7 hours." If the question was "According to this article, a lack of sleep can contribute to hipertension", then I would agree.

DOGWATCH

07/05/11 12:51

You guys might be up on wellness but you really should have someone on staff to proof read this stuff. Last question. Hipertension????

David Morris

07/14/11 11:17

I read this article and took the test @ 2:00 am..........failed

sbrugman

08/16/11 10:43

The answer to the quiz is false as the word "hipertension" is not "hypertension" therefore the answer is false.

I HAVE to know this guy!

09/29/11 02:30

No matter what the results, I see the progressing trend of people is that we do not get as much sleep as generations before us, nor as much as we should get.

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