ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2021
Longitudinal associations between facets of sleep and adiposity in youth.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Shared Determinants of Poor Sleep, Obesity and Adiposity in Adolescents Aged 8-18-Years: A Systematic Review.Journal of sleep research · 2025Pooled it
- Social jetlag and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2024Pooled it
- Longitudinal and Bidirectional Relationships Between Sleep, Emotional Wellbeing and Weight Status in Childhood and Adolescence: Growing Up in Scotland Cohort Analysis.Journal of sleep research · 2026Article
- Physical Activity as a Tool to Improve Sleep Quality for Secure Psychiatric Inpatients: A Feasibility Study.Journal of sleep research · 2026Article
- Cross-Sectional Assessment of Sleep-Disordered Breathing Prevalence in Pediatric Population with Obesity.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Accelerometry-assessed sleep clusters and obesity in adolescents and young adults: a longitudinal analysis in GINIplus/LISA birth cohorts.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2025Article
- Associations of actigraphy-assessed sleep variables with adiposity and serum cardiometabolic outcomes in emerging adults.Journal of sleep research · 2024Article
- Age, sex and race distribution of accelerometer-derived sleep variability in US school-aged children and adults.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Irregular sleep and cardiometabolic risk: Clinical evidence and mechanisms.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveBeyond sleep duration, other facets of sleep such as variability and timing may be associated with obesity risk in youth. However, data are limited. Using a longitudinal design, this study tested whether multiple facets of sleep were associated with fat mass gain over 1 year.
methodsA convenience sample of non-treatment-seeking youth (age 8-17 years) wore actigraphy monitors for 14 days. Average weekly sleep duration, within-person sleep duration variability, weekend catch-up sleep, bedtime and wake time shift, social jet lag, bedtime, wake time, and sleep midpoint were calculated. The association of each facet of baseline sleep with 1-year fat mass, adjusting for baseline fat mass and height, was examined.
resultsA total of 137 youths (54.0% female; mean [SD], age 12.5 [2.6] years; 28.4% non-Hispanic Black or African American; baseline fat mass = 15.3 [8.9] kg; 1-year fat mass = 17.0 [10.0] kg; 28.5% with baseline overweight or obesity) were studied. Wake time (p = 0.03) and sleep midpoint (p = 0.02) were inversely associated with 1-year fat mass, such that earlier wake time and midpoint were associated with higher 1-year fat mass. No other facet of sleep was significantly associated with 1-year fat mass (p > 0.09).
conclusionsUsing objective measures, youth with earlier wake times and sleep midpoints had greater gains in fat mass. Additional research is needed to determine whether sleep timing may be a modifiable target to prevent pediatric obesity.
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