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ArticlePediatric obesity2025

Adolescents' chronotype and its association with obesity-related outcomes: The EHDLA study.

Miguel Angelo Duarte Junior, Arthur Eumann Mesas, Sitong Chen, Júlio B Mello, Jorge Olivares-Arancibia, Aamir Raoof Memon, Rodrigo Yáñez-Sepúlveda, Ran Bao, Lee Smith, José Francisco López-Gil

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Miguel Angelo Duarte JuniorDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6367-557X
Arthur Eumann MesasHealth and Social Research Center, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0088-8607
Sitong ChenInstitute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8975-7565
Júlio B MelloeFiDac Research Group, School of Physical Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3013-1760
Jorge Olivares-ArancibiaAFySE Group, Research in Physical Activity and School Health, School of Physical Education, Faculty of Education, Universidad de las Américas, Santiago, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7186-3941
Aamir Raoof MemonInstitute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3203-418X
Rodrigo Yáñez-SepúlvedaFaculty Education and Social Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Viña del Mar, Chile.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9311-6576
Ran BaoCentre for Active Living and Learning, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2638-5343
Lee SmithCentre for Health, Performance and Wellbeing, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.
José Francisco López-GilOne Health Research Group, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7412-7624

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Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to assess associations between chronotype and obesity-related indicators in a sample of Spanish adolescents.

methodsThis cross-sectional study used data from The Eating Healthy and Daily Life Activities (EHDLA) Study, which included a representative sample of adolescents from Spain. A total of 820 adolescents (54.7% girls) aged 12-17 years were included in the analyses. The adolescents' chronotype was determined using the Morningness/Eveningness Scale in Children. Obesity-related indicators included body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, triceps and medial calf skinfolds, sum of skinfolds, and body fat percentage. Generalized linear models were used to examine the relationship between the Morningness-Eveningness score and chronotype status and the above-mentioned obesity-related indicators in adolescents. All analyses were adjusted for sex, age, socioeconomic status, sleep duration, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and energy intake.

resultsThe morningness chronotype was associated with higher abdominal obesity (odds ratio [OR] = 1.67, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12 to 2.50; p = 0.001), waist-to-height ratio (unstandardized beta coefficient [B] = 0.01, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.05; p = 0.029) and skinfold calves (B = 1.04 95% CI 0.24 to 1.94; p = 0.011), compared with the intermediate chronotype.

conclusionAdolescents with a morningness chronotype may be more prone to abdominal obesity than their counterparts with an intermediate chronotype. Effective intervention-related approaches can be applied to those with a morningness chronotype.

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Adolescent BehaviorCircadian RhythmObesity, AbdominalPediatric ObesityAdolescentBody Mass IndexChildChronotypeCross-Sectional StudiesDiet, MediterraneanEnergy IntakeExerciseFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansMalechronobiologyexcess weightoverweightyouth

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