Gender-specific associations between sleep stages and cardiovascular risk factors
N3 is more strongly associated with BP in women, which is consistent with other studies demonstrating gender differences in BP control and CVD risk and adds a novel risk factor. Longitudinal and interventional studies are required to determine whether changes in N3 result in BP changes.
Authors
- David Aaby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2395-3563)
- Shaina J. Alexandria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3069-4299)
- Tâmara P. Taporoski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8783-4013)
- Malcolm von Schantz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9911-9436)
- Alexandre C. Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7782-5540)
- Felipe Beijamini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8632-2101)
- Kristen L. Knutson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2751-6168)
- José Eduardo Krieger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5464-1792)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul (BR)
- Northumbria University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SLEEP
- Published
- 2024-10-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsae242
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63
Funders
- National Institutes of Health