Gender-Specific Association Between Sleep Duration and Body Mass Index in Rural China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed at investigating the association of sleep duration with body mass index (BMI) by gender among adult residents in rural Hanzhong of Shaanxi province, Northwest China.

Methods

A two-level stratified random cluster sampling method was used to select adult residents between the ages of 18 and 80 years. All information including sociodemographic characteristics and lifestyles was collected by face-to-face interview with a structured questionnaire. According to standard methods, trained staff were responsible for anthropometric measurements using calibrated instruments in an empty room. By gender, both ordinary least square regression (OLS) and quantile regression (QR) were used to analyze the relationship between sleep time and BMI controlling for othe

SUBMITTER: Ren L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9193222 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature