Association between daytime napping and obesity in Chinese middle-aged and older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

No studies have assessed the association between daytime napping and obesity in China. The study aimed to examine the association between daytime napping and obesity among Chinese middle-aged and older adults, and to evaluate the difference between the aforementioned association in men and women.

Methods

Overall, 14 685 participants aged 45 years and older were included by using data from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2015. A multivariable logistic regression model was used to investigate the relationship between daytime napping and obesity after adjusting for potential confounders. Stratified analyses were performed to examine the association differences by sex. Besides, the Cochran-Armitage test for trend was used to detect if there

SUBMITTER: Wang N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7719355 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature