Table 1 General characteristics of participants based on their sleep length, sleep quality score and shift work status

From: Poor sleep and shift work associate with increased blood pressure and inflammation in UK Biobank participants

Sleep length

 

≤5h

6h

7h

8h

≥9h

Number of participants

189751 (5.2%)

740321 (20.1%)

1567331 (42.5%)

1159621 (31.1%)

27347 (0.7%)

Age (years) mean ± SD

57.38 ± 7.68

56.63 ± 7.77

56.11 ± 8.01

57.35 ± 8.13

59.20 ± 7.81

BMI (kg/m²) mean ± SD

28.27 ± 5.15

27.63 ± 4.74

27.00 ± 4.43

27.04 ± 4.42

27.83 ± 4.82

SBP (mmHg) mean ± SD

142.21 ± 20.15

140.81 ± 19.79

139.90 ± 19.93

141.26 ± 20.55

143.92 ± 20.82

DBP (mmHg) mean ± SD

84.73 ± 10.98

84.15 ± 10.90

83.58 ± 10.84

83.89 ± 10.95

85.05 ± 10.97

% Female

10,540 (56%)

38,152 (52%)

81,279 (52%)

64,439 (56%)

14,903 (54%)

Antihypertensive medication

2106 (11%)

5760 (7.8%)

9405 (6.0%)

8341 (7.2%)

3119 (11%)

History of hypertension

3925 (21%)

12,677 (17%)

23,038 (15%)

19,610 (17%)

6403 (23%)

Sleep quality score

 

4 to 5

2 to 3

0 to 1

Number of participants

59787 (23.1%)

168431 (64.9%)

31153 (12.0%)

Age (years) mean ± SD

55.10 ± 8.25

56.59 ± 8.01

57.81 ± 7.76

BMI (kg/m²) mean ± SD

26.30 ± 4.16

27.20 ± 4.47

28.60 ± 4.83

SBP (mmHg) mean ± SD

138.03/82.58 ± 19.84

140.48 ± 20.06

143.15 ± 20.05

DBP (mmHg) mean ± SD

82.58 ± 10.68

83.91 ± 10.90

85.45 ± 10.98

% Female

32471 (54%)

88389 (52%)

14059 (44%)

Antihypertensive medication

9134 (12%)

36032 (17%)

9776 (23%)

History of hypertension

3587 (4.9%)

15708 (7.3%)

4557 (11%)

Shift work

 

No shift work

Day shift

Mixed shift

Night shift

Permanent night shift

Number of participants

183518 (83.7%)

17480 (8.0%)

10150 (4.6%)

3167 (1.4%)

4716 (2.2%)

Age (years) mean ± SD

52.55 ± 6.92

52.27 ± 6.89

51.01 ± 6.72

50.92 ± 6.68

51.23 ± 6.68

BMI (kg/m²) mean ± SD

26.92 ± 4.44

27.55 ± 4.72

28.00 ± 4.62

28.09 ± 4.69

28.28 ± 4.51

SBP (mmHg) mean ± SD

136.30 ± 18.87

136.44 ± 18.79

137.26 ± 18.41

136.87 ± 17.86

138.29 ± 18.37

DBP (mmHg) mean ± SD

83.16 ± 10.89

83.43 ± 10.94

84.32 ± 11.01

84.14 ± 10.72

84.81 ± 10.92

% Female

77733 (51%)

6735 (49%)

2715 (34%)

772 (32%)

1102 (31%)

Antihypertensive medication

19698 (11%)

2024 (12%)

1171 (12%)

366 (12%)

559 (12%)

History of hypertension

7055 (3.8%)

830 (4.7%)

451 (4.4%)

148 (4.7%)

223 (4.7%)