Sleep onset, duration, or regularity: which matters most for child adiposity outcomes?

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Sleep measures, such as duration and onset timing, are associated with adiposity outcomes among children. Recent research among adults has considered variability in sleep and wake onset times, with the Sleep Regularity Index (SRI) as a comprehensive metric to measure shifts in sleep and wake onset times between days. However, little research has examined regularity and adiposity outcomes among children. This study examined the associations of three sleep measures (i.e., sleep duration, sleep onset time, and SRI) with three measures of adiposity (i.e., body mass index [BMI], waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio [WHtR]) in a pediatric sample.

Subjects/methods

Children (ages 4-13 years) who were part of the U.S. Newborn Epigenetic STudy (NEST) pa

SUBMITTER: Glasgow TE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9585919 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature