Acute Effect of Alcohol Intake on Cardiovascular Autonomic Regulation During the First Hours of Sleep in a Large Real-World Sample of Finnish Employees: Observational Study.

Julia Pietilä Elina Helander Ilkka Korhonen Tero Myllymäki Urho M Kujala Harri Lindholm

Published in: JMIR mental health (2018)

Alcohol intake disturbs cardiovascular relaxation during sleep in a dose-dependent manner in both genders. Regular PA or young age do not protect from these effects of alcohol. In health promotion, wearable HR monitoring and HRV-based analysis of recovery might be used to demonstrate the effects of alcohol on sleep on an individual level.

Keyphrases

alcohol consumption
health promotion
sleep quality

physical activity
heart rate
liver failure

heart rate variability
hepatitis b virus
blood pressure

body mass index
weight loss
mechanical ventilation