Impact of Sleep Restriction on Blood Pressure Reactivity

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy adult men and women
• 18-45 years of age
• BMI < 25 kg/m² (normal weight group) or ≥ 30 kg/m² (obesity group)
• Non-pregnant, non-breastfeeding, and non-nicotine users
• Self-reported history of normal sleep duration (7-9 hours/night) and bedtime prior to midnight
• Premenopausal

Exclusion criteria

• No acute or chronic conditions
• Taking no medications known to affect sleep, autonomic, metabolic, or cardiovascular function
• Self-reported history of irregular sleep
• Self-reported history of hepatic, renal, pulmonary, cardiovascular, or neurological disease, stroke or neurovascular disease, bleeding/clotting disorders, sleep apnea or other sleep disorders, diabetes, history of alcoholism or substance abuse, major cardiovascular event or surgical procedure within the past three months, or hypertension