The Relationship Between Blood Pressure and Sleep Duration in Turkish Children: A Cross-Sectional Study

Creative Commons License

BAL C., ÖZTÜRK A., ÇİÇEK B., ÖZDEMİR A., ZARARSIZ G., ÜNALAN D., ...More

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol.10, no.1, pp.51-58, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/jcrpe.4557
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.51-58
  • Keywords: Adolescent, blood pressure, children, sleep duration, INSUFFICIENT SLEEP, CHINESE CHILDREN, HYPERTENSION, RISK, ASSOCIATION, DEPRIVATION, ADOLESCENTS, PATTERNS, QUALITY, OBESITY
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: As in adults, hypertension is also an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease in children. We aimed to evaluate the effect of sleep duration on blood pressure in normal weight Turkish children aged between 11-17 years.