Temporal relationship between sleep duration and obesity among Chinese Han people and ethnic minorities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

No studies have assessed the association between sleep duration and obesity in Chinese ethnic minorities. Whether the relationship between sleep duration and obesity is different between Chinese Han people and Chinese ethnic minorities remains unclear. The study aimed to explore the relationship between sleep duration and obesity among Chinese Han people and Chinese ethnic minorities.

Methods

We applied data from the Guizhou Population Health Cohort Study (GPHCS), which 9,280 participants were recruited in the baseline survey from 2010 to 2012, and 8,163 completed the follow-up survey from 2016 to 2020. A total of 5,096 participants (3,188 Han Chinese and 1,908 ethnic minorities) were included in the ultimate analysis. Information on sleep duration (total 24-hour

SUBMITTER: Xu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10015728 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature