Beyond sleep duration: Sleep timing as a risk factor for childhood obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ample evidence attests to the relationship between short sleep duration, sleep problems and childhood obesity. However, few studies have examined the association between sleep timing and obesity in children.

Objectives

To investigate how sleep duration, problems and timing relate to obesity and obesogenic behaviours in children.

Methods

Eighty-five children (58.8% girls) with severe obesity and mean (SD) age of 12.1 (2.9) years, were matched by age and sex with peers with normal weight (n = 85,12.0 [2.8] years). Sleep and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were measured via accelerometer for seven consecutive days. Children self-reported emotional eating on the Dutch eating behavior questionnaire. Parents reported children's screen time and sleep

SUBMITTER: Skjakodegard HF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8809110 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature