Observational studySleep2016
Actigraphy Measured Sleep Indices and Adiposity: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
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44 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effects of Experimental Sleep Restriction on Energy Intake, Energy Expenditure, and Visceral Obesity.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2022Trial
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- Association of Rest-Activity Rhythm and Sleep Regularity With Cardiometabolic Disease in the CARDIA Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Sex- and Ethnic Differences in the Cross-sectional Association Between Sleep Regularity and Obesity Among US Adults, NHANES 2011-2014.Journal of biological rhythms · 2026Article
- Performance of a two-item sleep quality measure (PSQI-2): a comprehensive evaluation in a multiethnic cohort (MESA Study).Research square · 2026Article
- Weight and sleep health in OSA: exploring their link.Frontiers in sleep · 2026Article
- Multidimensional sleep behaviours and incident obesity in postmenopausal women: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Sleep Irregularity, Circadian Disruption, and Cardiometabolic Disease Risk.Circulation research · 2025Review
- Sleep Duration Alters Overfeeding-mediated Reduction in Insulin Sensitivity.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2025Article
- A good night's rest: A contemporary review of sleep and cardiovascular health.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2025Review
- Relationship between longer sleep and serum neurofilament light chain in american adults: evidence from the 2013-2014 US national health and nutrition examination survey.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Association of Life's Essential 8 and Simple 7 Scores With Mortality: Comparison With Pooled Cohort Equation.JACC. Advances · 2024Article
- Study Design and Protocol of the Multisite Pregnancy 24/7 Cohort Study.American journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- Objectively regular sleep patterns and mortality in a prospective cohort: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.Journal of sleep research · 2024Article
- The Emerging Importance of Sleep Regularity on Cardiovascular Health and Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: A Review of the Literature.Nature and science of sleep · 2024Review
- An adapted transdiagnostic sleep and circadian intervention for adults with excess weight and suboptimal sleep health: pilot study results.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2024Article
- Sleep Apnea Physiological Burdens and Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2023Article
- Short-term and intermediate-term fine particulate air pollution are synergistically associated with habitual sleep variability in adolescents - A cross-sectional study.Environmental research · 2023Article
- The association between sleep duration and detailed measures of obesity: A cross sectional analysis in the ADDITION-PRO study.Obesity science & practice · 2023Article
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Abstract
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objectivesTo investigate the cross-sectional relationship between objectively measured sleep characteristics and multiple indices of adiposity in racially/ethnically diverse older adults within the MESA Sleep study (n = 2,146).
methods7-day actigraphy was used to assess sleep duration, sleep efficiency, and night-to-night variability. Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and total body fat were modeled continuously and according to obesity cut-points. Models were adjusted for demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral variables.
resultsParticipants who slept less than 6 hours a night had significantly higher BMI, waist circumference, and body fat relative to those who slept 7-8 hours. Those who slept less than 5 hours had a 16% higher prevalence of general obesity (BMI ≥ 30 vs. < 25 kg/m(2)) (95% [CI]: 0.08-0.24) and a 9% higher prevalence of abdominal obesity (waist circumference: women ≥ 88 centimeters, men ≥ 102 centimeters; 95% CI: 0.03-0.16) compared to those who slept 7-8 hours. Results were similar for sleep efficiency and night-to-night sleep variability.
conclusionsAmong an older multi-ethnic cohort, we found robust associations across multiple indices of sleep and adiposity. Targeting sleep characteristics may be of benefit in obesity interventions, but more research is needed to rule out reverse causality.
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