The mediating role of sleep in the relationship between Indigenous status and body mass index in Australian school-aged children.
Melissa Deacon-CrouchStephen BeggJoseph TucciIsabelle SkinnerTimothy SkinnerPublished in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2018)
Sleep duration plays an important mediating role in the relationship between Indigenous status and BMI in this Australian sample. Modification of sleep duration for Indigenous children may lead to longer-term positive health outcomes.