Association between Sleeping Hours and Siesta and the Risk of Obesity: The SUN Mediterranean Cohort

Objectives: Our aim was to investigate the association between sleeping hours at night and during the siesta and the incidence of obesity in a Mediterranean cohort. Methods: After a median of 6.5 years of follow-up, we included 10,532 or 9,470 participants without chronic disease or obesity at basel...

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Published in:Obesity facts 2013, Vol.6 (4), p.337-347
Main Authors: Sayón-Orea, Carmen, Bes-Rastrollo, Maira, Carlos, Silvia, Beunza, Juan Jose, Basterra-Gortari, Francisco J., Martínez-González, Miguel A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Body Mass Index
Cohort Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - etiology
Original
Original Article
Risk Factors
Siesta
Sleep
Sleeping hours
Spain - epidemiology
Weight Gain
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Summary:Objectives: Our aim was to investigate the association between sleeping hours at night and during the siesta and the incidence of obesity in a Mediterranean cohort. Methods: After a median of 6.5 years of follow-up, we included 10,532 or 9,470 participants without chronic disease or obesity at baseline for analyzing the association between the incidence of obesity and nocturnal sleep duration or having siesta. Sleeping hours and siesta were assessed at baseline. Weight was recorded at baseline and every 2 years during the follow-up. The outcome was the incidence of obesity during follow-up among participants with initial BMI
ISSN:1662-4025
1662-4033
DOI:10.1159/000354746