Study: Children and Teenagers Who Get More Sleep Have Lower Blood Pressure
June 18, 2024
June 18, 2024
ITASCA, Illinois, June 18 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release:
While high blood pressure is commonly thought of as a disease of older adults, an estimated 4% of children and adolescents in the U.S. have hypertension, and cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the U.S. A new study in the July 2024 Pediatrics (published online June 18), "Sleep Duration and Blood Pressure in Youth Referred for Elevated Blood Pressure Eval . . .
While high blood pressure is commonly thought of as a disease of older adults, an estimated 4% of children and adolescents in the U.S. have hypertension, and cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the U.S. A new study in the July 2024 Pediatrics (published online June 18), "Sleep Duration and Blood Pressure in Youth Referred for Elevated Blood Pressure Eval . . .