ArticleSleep health2019
Sleep and obesity: the mediating role of health behaviors among African Americans.
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- Direct and indirect effects of poor sleep quality on BMI and waist circumference in a female population-based study in Southern Brazil.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine the role of health behaviors (eg, physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and diet) in the relationship between sleep (ie, duration and quality) and BMI among African American adults.
designA cross-sectional self-report questionnaire included questions related to health and health-related behaviors.
settingThis study was based on data from the CHURCH study, which aimed to address cancer health disparities among church-going African Americans in Houston, TX.
participantsAfrican American adults were recruited from three large community churches. The sample included a total of 1837 participants (75.2% female; mean age 48.2 ± 13.7y; mean BMI 32.0 ± 7.5 kg/m MEASUREMENTS: Linear regression models and path analyses controlling for demographic characteristics and depression estimated the associations between sleep and BMI as well as the mediating roles of health behaviors.
resultsThe average self-reported sleep duration was 6.2 ± 1.5 h/night with 61%, 35.8%, and 1.6% reporting short (≤6 h/night), normal (7-9 h/night), and long sleep (≥10 h/night), respectively. Short sleep was related to greater BMI (b = 1.37, SE = 0.38, P = .01), and the relationship was mediated by sedentary behaviors (est. = 0.08, SE = 0.04, 95% CI: 0.02, 0.17).
conclusionsShort sleep and poor quality sleep was related to poor diet and physical activity-related health behaviors, and BMI. The link between sleep and obesity is, in part, due to energy imbalance from increased sedentary behavior.
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