Meeting Sleep Duration Recommendations is Associated With Lower Abdominal Adipose Tissue in 10‐Year‐Old Boys
Main finding · Obesity (BMIz > 2.0), boysResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 0.49 95% CI 0.27–0.87Authors' conclusion
Interventions to help children attain recommended sleep duration for weekdays and weekends may reduce abdominal and total adiposity, especially in boys.
Study context
- Population
- 10-year-old children, GUSTO cohort (51% boys, 10.2 ± 0.2 years)obesity/BMIz analysis
- Participants
- 638 children
- Exposure
- Meeting vs not meeting sleep duration recommendations (≥ 9 h total daily sleep) throughout the week
- Outcome
- Obesity (BMIz > 2.0), boys
Methodological detailsGUSTO cohort, sex-stratified analysis, multivariable linear and logistic regression adjusted for ethnicity and maternal education
- GUSTO cohort
- Sex-stratified analysis
- Multivariable linear and logistic regression adjusted for ethnicity and maternal education
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Odds ratio
0.49
95% CI 0.27–0.87
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Glycoprotein acetyls, boys · lower with Met recommendations
P < 0.001
Total fat mass, boys · lower with Met recommendations
P = 0.002
Deep subcutaneous adipose tissue volume, boys · lower with Met recommendations
P = 0.014
Superficial subcutaneous adipose tissue volume, boys · lower with Met recommendations
P = 0.013
Visceral adipose tissue volume, boys · lower with Met recommendations
P = 0.013
| Outcome | Met recommendations | Did not meet | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMIz, boysLower with Met recommendations | 0.34 ± 0.16 | 0.98 ± 0.12 | P = 0.001 |
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