Sex- and Ethnic Differences in the Cross-sectional Association Between Sleep Regularity and Obesity Among US Adults, NHANES 2011-2014.

ABSTRACT: Obesity is a major public health concern, with disparities across racial and sex groups. While sleep duration has been extensively studied in relation to obesity, the role of sleep regularity remains less explored. In 2 nationally representative samples of US adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2011/2012 & 2013/2014, n = 7085), we investigated the cross-sectional association between a sleep regularity index (SRI) derived from accelerometer data and obesity measures. Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), body roundness index (BRI), total fat mass, sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD), sagittal abdominal diameter to height ratio (SADHtR), fat mass index (FMI), lipid accumulation product (LAP), and visceral adiposity index (VAI) were derived f

SUBMITTER: Degenfellner J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7618617 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature