Beyond Medical Students’ Academic Activities: Sleep Quality, Blood Pressure, and Early Cardiovascular Risk
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Sleep quality is an important determinant of medical students’ health because it is associated with academic workload, psychological pressure, and physiological changes, including blood pressure. This study aims to describe sleep quality and blood pressure and to examine the relationship between sleep quality and blood pressure among students of the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Palangka Raya. This study employed an analytical observational method with a cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 269 students selected through total sampling based on the established inclusion and exclusion criteria. Sleep quality was measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), while blood pressure was measured using a sphygmomanometer. The data were analyzed using Spearman’s correlation test. The results showed that 77% of respondents had good sleep quality, while 23% had poor sleep quality. Regarding blood pressure, 70.3% of respondents were categorized as normal, 21.6% as prehypertensive, and 8.2% as having grade 1 hypertension. Bivariate analysis revealed a significant relationship between sleep quality and blood pressure, with p < 0.001 and a correlation coefficient of 0.574. These findings indicate that poorer sleep quality is associated with a greater tendency toward increased blood pressure. Therefore, sleep quality should be considered an early indicator of cardiovascular risk among medical students. The findings are relevant as a basis for early screening, sleep hygiene education, stress management, and regular blood pressure monitoring within the university environment.
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