Associations between parent-reported sleep duration and adiposity in Chinese early adolescents

Short sleep duration has recently been found to be associated with obesity in children, but findings involving adolescents have been less consistent, and some have mentioned gender differences. To investigate the association between parent-reported sleep duration and adiposity in early adolescence (...

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Published in:Journal of public health (Oxford, England) England), 2015-06, Vol.37 (2), p.277-285
Main Authors: Jiang, Y.R., Spruyt, K., Chen, W.J., Mei, H., Sun, W.Q., Wang, Y., Li, S.H., Luo, Z.C., Shen, X.M., Jiang, F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropometry
Body Mass Index
Child
China - epidemiology
Cognitive science
Epidemiology / life course
Female
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Life Sciences
Male
Obesity - epidemiology
Overweight - epidemiology
Parents
Risk Factors
Sleep
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Short sleep duration has recently been found to be associated with obesity in children, but findings involving adolescents have been less consistent, and some have mentioned gender differences. To investigate the association between parent-reported sleep duration and adiposity in early adolescence (10-12 years old) and to explore gender differences within this population. Participants were 1309 fifth-grade students (685 boys) from 10 primary schools in Shanghai, China. Body mass index (BMI), waist-height ratio (WHeR) and body fat percentage (BF%) were assessed. Sleep and other potential contributors were recorded by parents or self-reported. Compared with adolescents in the longest sleep group (greater than or equal to +1 SD, ≥10.05 h), those in the shortest sleep group (less than -1 SD,
ISSN:1741-3842
1741-3850
DOI:10.1093/pubmed/fdu049