Contribution of short sleep duration to ethnic differences in cardiovascular disease: results from a cohort study in the Netherlands.

Kenneth AnujuoCharles AgyemangMarieke B SnijderGirardin Jean-LouisBert-Jan van den BornRon J G PetersKarien Stronks

Published in: BMJ open (2017)

Short sleep contributed to ethnic differences in CVD independent of well-known CVD risk factors particularly in Surinamese and Ghanaian groups. Reducing sleep deprivation may be a relevant entry point for reducing increased CVD risks among the various ethnic minority groups.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
risk factors
sleep quality
physical activity
type diabetes
human health
depressive symptoms
metabolic syndrome
risk assessment