Gender, stressful life events and interactions with sleep: a systematic review of determinants of adiposity in young people.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Overweight and obesity among young people are high and rising. Social stressors and sleep are independently associated with obesity, but are rarely studied together or examined for gender-specific effects. The literature regarding adolescent populations is especially lacking. This review assesses whether experiencing stressful life events results in greater adiposity in young women and young men compared with those who do not experience stressful life events, and whether the relationship is modified by sleep problems.

Design

We systematically searched six bibliometric databases (Web of Science, Embase Ovid, PsycINFO, CINHAL, PubMed, ProQuest Dissertations) supplemented by hand searches. Longitudinal prospective studies or reviews were eligible for inclusion when t

SUBMITTER: Conklin AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6059347 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature