睡眠不足的女性易患心脏病

British researchers have found that women who deprive themselves of sleep may be more likely to die of heart disease.
英国的研究显示睡眠不足的女性更易死于心脏病
The researchers at the University of Warwick Medical School found that women who slept five hours or less were twice as likely to suffer from high blood pressure (hypertension) than women who slept seven hours or more a night.
华威大学医学院的科学家们经过研究发现，每日睡眠为5小时甚至更少的女性罹患高血压的比例是睡眠大于7小时的女性的两倍。
However this apparently does not apply to men.
但是这个结论不适用于男性。
Lead researcher Professor Francesco Cappuccio says cutting down on sleep over long periods results in excessive daytime sleepiness and a higher cardiovascular risk and these are causes for concern.
首席科学家Francesco Cappuccio教授认为，长期减少睡眠的结果就是白天的奄奄欲睡以及心血管疾病的高风险，这些已经引起了重视。
Dr. Cappuccio says there is more evidence emerging which suggests sleep deprivation has a role as a predictor or risk factor for conditions such as obesity and diabetes.
他还指出，越来越多的证据表明睡眠剥夺是肥胖、糖尿病等疾病的预测因子或是危险因素。
For their study Cappuccio and his colleagues analysed data on more than 6,500 volunteers, more than 4,000 men and more than 1,500 women from 20 civil service departments based in London.
在该项研究中，Francesco Cappuccio和他的同事们分析了6500名志愿者的数据，其中有4000名以上的男性和1500名以上的女性来自伦敦地区20个行政事务部门。
The researchers established hypertension to be blood pressure equal to or higher than 140/90mm Hg or if the subject made regular use of antihypertensive medications.
研究者们将高血压定义为血压大于或等于140/90mm Hg 或者规律服用降压药。

The researchers found that the women in the study group who slept less than or equal to five hours per night were twice as likely to suffer from hypertension than women who slept for seven hours or more a night.
研究者们在研究中发现，研究组中每晚睡眠不超过5小时的女性发生高血压的比例是睡眠超过7小时者的两倍。
No difference was found between men sleeping less than five hours and those sleeping seven hours or more.
在男性中没有发现这种差异。
Cappuccio says lack of sleep has been linked to a higher risk of developing high blood pressure but also to increased death from a cardiovascular cause.
Cappuccio认为，睡眠不足有会导致发生高血压的风险增加，同时也增大了死于心血管疾病的风险。
The research will be presented later this month at the British Sleep Society's annual meeting in Cambridge.
该研究将在本月后期于剑桥举行的英国睡眠协会的年会上公布结果。
The study is published in the current issue of the journal Hypertension.
该研究发表在本期的《高血压》上。

睡眠不许的女性易患心脏病
本期的《高血压》上刊登的一项由华威大学医学院的科学家们进行的研究发现，每日睡眠为5小时甚至更少的女性罹患高血压的比例是睡眠大于7小时的女性的两倍。但是这个结论不适用于男性。

首席科学家Francesco Cappuccio教授认为，长期睡眠不足的结果就是白天的奄奄欲睡以及心血管疾病的高风险，比如高血压的风险增加，而且也增大了死于心血管疾病的风险。同时，越来越多的证据表明，睡眠剥夺是肥胖、糖尿病等疾病的预测因子或是危险因素。该研究将在本月后期于剑桥举行的英国睡眠协会的年会上公布结果。
在该项研究中， Cappuccio和他的同事们分析了6500名志愿者的数据，其中有4000名以上的男性和1500名以上的女性来自伦敦地区20个行政事务部门。在研究中，他们将高血压定义为血压大于或等于140/90mm Hg 或者规律服用降压药。研究发现，每晚睡眠不超过5小时的女性发生高血压的比例是睡眠超过7小时者的两倍。而在男性中没有发现这种差异。