ArticleSleep2017
Sleep Duration and Adiposity in Early Childhood: Evidence for Bidirectional Associations from the Born in Bradford Study.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Addressing obesity in the first 1000 days in high risk infants: Systematic review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- The Mediating Effect of Self-Regulation in the Association Between Poverty and Child Weight: A Systematic Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2019Pooled it
- Key Gaps in the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity in Children and Adolescents: A Critical Appraisal of Clinical Guidelines.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Sleep Duration in Adolescence and Its Prenatal, Perinatal, and Health Determinants in a Large Population-based Cohort Followed from Birth.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2023Article
- Optimizing intervention components for sleep promotion in children in the context of obesity prevention: the SLEEPY 2.0 study protocol.Frontiers in sleep · 2023Article
- Characteristic Sleep Patterns and Associated Obesity in Adolescents.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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- The Association Between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Sleep Duration: Where Are We after nearly Two Decades of Epidemiological Research?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- From conception to infancy - early risk factors for childhood obesity.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2019Review
- Sleep and body mass index in infancy and early childhood (6-36 mo): a longitudinal study.Pediatric obesity · 2019Article
- Associations of TV Viewing Duration, Meals and Snacks Eaten When Watching TV, and a TV in the Bedroom with Child Adiposity.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2018Article
- Exploring Brazilian Immigrant Mothers' Beliefs, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Their Preschool-Age Children's Sleep and Bedtime Routines: A Qualitative Study Conducted in the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Overnight sleep duration and obesity in 2-5 year-old American Indian children.Pediatric obesity · 2018Article
- Current child, but not maternal, snoring is bi-directionally related to adiposity and cardiometabolic risk markers: A cross-sectional and a prospective cohort analysis.Metabolism: clinical and experimental · 2017Article
- Examining Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies and Practices in Maryland's Child Care Centers.Childhood obesity (Print)Article
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Abstract
Study Objectives: To examine independent associations of sleep duration with total and abdominal adiposity, and the bidirectionality of these associations, in a young biethnic sample of children from a disadvantaged location. Methods: Child sleep duration (h/day) was parent-reported by questionnaire and indices of total (body weight, body mass index, percent body fat (%BF), sum of skinfolds) and abdominal adiposity (waist circumference) were measured using standard anthropometric procedures at approximately 12, 18, 24, and 36 months of age in 1,338 children (58% South Asian; 42% White). Mixed effects models were used to quantify independent associations (expressed as standardised β-coefficients (95% confidence interval (CI)) of sleep duration with adiposity indices using data from all four time-points. Factors considered for adjustment in models included basic demographics, pregnancy and birth characteristics, and lifestyle behaviours. Results: With the exception of the sum of skinfolds, sleep duration was inversely and independently associated with indices of total and abdominal adiposity in South Asian children. For example, one standard deviation (SD) higher sleep duration was associated with reduced %BF by -0.029 (95% CI: -0.053, -0.0043) SDs. Higher adiposity was also independently associated with shorter sleep duration in South Asian children (for example, %BF: β = -0.10 (-0.16, -0.028) SDs). There were no significant associations in White children. Conclusions: Associations between sleep duration and adiposity are bidirectional and independent among South Asian children from a disadvantaged location. The results highlight the importance of considering adiposity as both a determinant of decreased sleep and a potential consequence.
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