Sleep duration and cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents: Longitudinal analysis from the LabMed study.
Eduarda Sousa-SáAna Paula FonsecaLuís LopesSandra AbreuCarla MoreiraCésar A Agostinis-SobrinhoAndré OliveiraCarolina AzevedoRute SantosPublished in: Journal of adolescence (2023)
There was a significant longitudinal association between short sleep duration and lower cardiorespiratory fitness levels, particularly in girls. Future interventions targeting adolescents' sleep duration should acknowledge behavioral differences between genders, as well as different behaviors adopted by boys ang girls, specifically on weekends.