ArticleThe Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma2013
Sleep duration, asthma and obesity.
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- Associations between asthma and Life's Essential 8: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- The effect and relative importance of sleep disorders for all-cause mortality in middle-aged and older asthmatics.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- The Effect of Short Sleep Duration on the Development of Asthma.International journal of clinical practice · 2022Review
- Association between sleep duration and asthma in different weight statuses (CHNS 2009-2015).Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2021Article
- Asthma and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Overlap: What Has the Evidence Taught Us?American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2020Review
- The Association Between Sleep Duration, Asthma-Related Episodes/Attacks and Emergency Department Visits.Nature and science of sleep · 2020Article
- Sleep duration, obesity, and asthma, in Florida adolescents: analysis of data from the Florida Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2009-2013).Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2017Article
- Influence of asthma status on sleep variability in overweight/obese youth.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2017Article
- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Modulates Airway Inflammation and Remodelling in Severe Asthma.PloS one · 2016Article
- Association of Birthplace for Sleep Duration, Sleep Quality, and Sleep Disorder Symptoms, at the US-Mexico Border.Behavioral sleep medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundObesity is more prevalent in asthmatics. Sleep duration is a novel risk factor for obesity in general populations.
objectiveWe tested the association of sleep duration and asthma characteristics with obesity.
methodsAdults at tertiary clinics were surveyed on asthma symptoms and habitual sleep duration. Medical records were used to assess asthma severity step (1-4), extract height and weight, current medications and diagnosed comorbid conditions. BMI ≥30 kg/m(2) defined obesity. Habitual sleep was categorized as <6 (very short), 6 to <7 h (short), 7-8 h (normal), >8 to ≤9 h (long) and >9 h (very long). Inhaled corticosteroid doses were categorized as low, moderate and high.
resultsAmong 611 participants (mean BMI 30 ± 8), 249 (41%) were obese. After adjustment for covariates, obesity was associated with short and very long sleep: as compared to normal sleepers, the odds of being obese were on an average 66% higher ([95% CI: 1.07-2.57], p = 0.02) among short and 124% higher ([1.08-1.65], p = 0.03) among very long sleepers, and the association with very short sleep approached significance (1.74 [0.96-3.14], p = 0.06). Obesity was also significantly related to highest asthma step (1.87 [1.09-3.21], p = 0.02) and psychopathology (1.64 [1.08-2.48], p = 0.02), and a trend was seen with high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (1.82 [0.93-3.56], p = 0.08).
conclusionsObesity in asthmatics is associated with shorter and very long sleep duration, worse asthma severity, psychopathology and high-dose inhaled corticosteroids. Although this cross-sectional study cannot prove causality, we speculate that further investigation of sleep may provide new opportunities to reduce the rising prevalence of obesity among asthmatics.
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