Sleep regularity and body mass index: findings from a prospective study of first-year college students.

Patricia M WongDavid BarkerBrandy M RoaneEliza Van ReenMary A Carskadon

Published in: Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society (2022)

Sleep regularity is an understudied but relevant sleep dimension associated with BMI during young adulthood. Our findings warrant future work to examine longer-term associations between sleep regularity and weight gain.

Keyphrases

weight gain
body mass index
physical activity
sleep quality
birth weight
depressive symptoms
weight loss
preterm infants
middle aged