Association of sleep characteristics with cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in a population sample: the Chicago Area Sleep Study

To investigate the association of sleep characteristics with prevalent hypertension, diabetes, and obesity in a multiethnic cohort.This study used a population-based cross-sectional study design.Participants were recruited between 2009 and 2011 from Chicago, Illinois, and the surrounding suburbs.Participants were 492 adults aged 35 to 64years who self-reported as white, black, Hispanic, or Asian and who had a low likelihood of sleep apnea based...