Abstract
Background The relationships between diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and biosocial factors including sleep status have not been extensively studied.
Methods One hundred and one Japanese subjects (male: female=73: 28, aged 30 to 59, mean age 50.9years) with more than 90 mmHg DBP levels, regardless of systolic blood pressure (SBP) levels, were recruited. We cross-sectionally investigated the influence of biosocial correlates, such as age, body mass index (BMI), smoking, alcohol use, preference for salty taste, exercise and self-reported sleep status, on DBP levels.
Results Univariate and multiple regression analysis, adjusted for biosocial correlates, revealed that BMI and lack of sleep were significantly correlated with DBP levels, respectively.
Conclusion Our results suggest that sleep status had significant effects on DBP levels, showing that we should note the necessity of a consideration of sleep status, in addition to BMI, in the setting of human dry dock, for subjects with more than 90 mmHg of DBP levels.
