Association of sleep duration and sleep quality with overweight/obesity among adolescents of Bangladesh: a multilevel analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep deprivation is widely recognized as a potential contributor to childhood obesity. However, few studies have addressed this issue in low-income settings. The aim of this study was to determine the association of both sleep duration and sleep quality with overweight/obesity among adolescents of Bangladesh.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in four randomly selected schools in Gazipur, Bangladesh, from May to August 2019. Using a self-administered semi-structured questionnaire, data on sleep duration and sleep quality were collected from 1,044 adolescents between 13 and 17 years of age. The body mass indices of the study participants were evaluated using their objectively-assessed anthropometric measurements (weight and height). Multilevel logistic

SUBMITTER: Anam MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8862335 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature