Insomnia and hypertension: a systematic review

Insomnia is a prevalent sleep disorder associated with a multitude of health consequences. Particularly, insomnia has been associated with cardiovascular disease and its precursors, such as hypertension and blood pressure (BP) non-dipping. The present systematic review aimed to summarize the evidence on the concurrent and prospective associations between insomnia and hypertension and/or BP. Using electronic search engines (PUBMED, SCOUPUS, PSYCHINFO), 5,618 articles published from January 1970 to December 2017 were identified, and 64 met the inclusion criteria (n=26 to 162,121; age range: 18-100; 46.4% male).

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