How do associations between sleep duration and metabolic health differ with age in the UK general population?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite a growing body of evidence suggesting that short sleep duration may be linked to adverse metabolic outcomes, how these associations differ between age groups remains unclear. We use eight years of data from the UK National Diet and Nutritional Survey (NDNS) (2008-2016) to analyse cross-sectional relationships between sleep duration and metabolic risk in participants aged 11-70 years.

Methods

Participants (n = 2008) who provided both metabolic risk and sleep duration data were included. Self-reported sleep duration was standardised by age, to account for differences in age-related sleep requirements. A standardised metabolic risk score was constructed, comprising: waist circumference, blood pressure, serum triglycerides, serum high-density lipoprotein chole

SUBMITTER: Arora A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7682906 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature