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Association of Nap Frequency With Hypertension or Ischemic Stroke Supported by Prospective Cohort Data and Mendelian Randomization in Predominantly Middle-Aged European Subjects.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Sept 2022
Yang Min-Jing, Zhang Zhong, Wang Yi-Jing, Li Jin-Chen, Guo Qu-Lian, Chen Xiang, Wang E
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between daytime napping frequency and the incidence of essential hypertension or stroke as well as to validate causality in this relationship via Mendelian randomization (MR). METHODS: We conducted Cox regression analysis on 358 451 participants free of hypertension or stroke from UK Biobank. To validate the results of the...
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