Observational studyInternational journal of obesity (2005)2018
Shorter sleep duration is associated with higher energy intake and an increase in BMI z-score in young children predisposed to overweight.
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- Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 2 to 4 years old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Sleep, Diet, and Cardiometabolic Health Investigations: a Systematic Review of Analytic Strategies.Current nutrition reports · 2018Pooled it
- Investigating preschool-aged chronotype and social jetlag as predictors of early adolescent diet and BMI z-score: an eight-year follow-up from the DAGIS study.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Article
- A tendency toward evening chronotype associates with less healthy diet among preschoolers: cross-sectional findings from the DAGIS study.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2024Article
- Dimensions of sleep quality are related to objectively measured eating behaviors among children at high familial risk for obesity.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2023Article
- Validation of the Entrainment Signal Regularity Index and associations with children's changes in BMI.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2023Observational
- Optimizing intervention components for sleep promotion in children in the context of obesity prevention: the SLEEPY 2.0 study protocol.Frontiers in sleep · 2023Article
- The Lifestyle-Related Cardiovascular Risk Is Modified by Sleep Patterns.Mayo Clinic proceedings · 2022Article
- Is late bedtime an overlooked sleep behaviour? Investigating associations between sleep timing, sleep duration and eating behaviours in adolescence and adulthood.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity among adolescents in northeastern China: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Sugary beverage consumption mediates the relationship between late chronotype, sleep duration, and weight increase among undergraduates: a cross-sectional study.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2018Article
- Adiposity in Adolescents: The Interplay of Sleep Duration and Sleep Variability.The Journal of pediatrics · 2018Article
- The Associations between Dietary Patterns and Short Sleep Duration in Polish Adults (LifeStyle Study).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Some Socioeconomic Factors and Lifestyle Habits Influencing the Prevalence of Obesity among Adolescent Male Students in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundInadequate sleep has been shown to be a contributor to obesity in both children and adults. Less evidence is available for toddlers and among those with higher obesity risk. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between sleep patterns and body weight development in a group of young obesity-predisposed children, and to assess whether intakes of energy or macronutrients mediate this relationship.
methodsParticipants included 368 Danish children aged 2-6 years from the Healthy Start Study, a 1.3 year randomised controlled intervention trial. Sleep habits were measured using a 7-day sleep diary. Multivariate linear regression with adjustment for confounders was used to assess the association of sleep duration and sleep variability with 1.3 year changes (Δ) in body mass index (BMI) z-score from baseline to follow-up.
resultsThe average nighttime sleep duration was 10.7 h (range 8.8-12.5 h). After controlling for potential confounders, a significant inverse association between nighttime sleep duration and ΔBMI z-score (β=-0.090, P=0.046) was observed. This relationship was mediated by energy intake, with all macronutrients contributing to this mediation effect. No associations were found for sleep variability and ΔBMI z-score but baseline intake of added sugars and sugary beverages were positively associated with sleep variability.
conclusionShorter sleep duration, mediated by energy intake in early in life, seems a risk factor for weight gain among young obesity-predisposed children.
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