The timing and quality of sleep was associated with dietary quality and anthropometry in toddlers born preterm.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The aim of the study was to examine prospective associations of sleep characteristics (duration, timing, quality) with dietary and anthropometric measures among toddlers born preterm (<35 weeks).

Methods

Children participated in the Omega Tots trial at 10-17 months' corrected age (Ohio, USA; 26 April 2012 to 6 April 2017). Caregivers reported toddlers' sleep at baseline using the Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire. After 180 days, caregivers reported toddlers' past month diet in a food frequency questionnaire, and anthropometry was measured using standardised protocols. The toddler diet quality index (TDQI: higher scores indicating better quality), and weight-for-length, triceps skinfold and subscapular skinfold z-scores were calculated. Linear and logistic regression asse

SUBMITTER: Yisahak SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11154188 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature