Association between weekday sleep, weekday-weekend sleep duration gap, and hypertension in American adolescents: a nationwide cross-sectional study

The study highlighted that insufficient weekday sleep duration significantly increases hypertension risk among adolescents. Contrary to popular belief, compensating for sleep deprivation through extended WWSDG did not mitigate this risk. Public health interventions should focus on promoting consistent and adequate sleep throughout the week for cardiovascular health benefits in adolescents. Further longitudinal research is necessary to explore causal relationships and the long-term effects of sleep variability on health outcomes.