Longitudinal Associations of Sleep Duration, Morning and Evening Cortisol, and BMI During Childhood.
Kristine MarceauEmily A AbelRobert J DuncanPhillip J MooreLeslie D LeveDavid ReissDaniel S ShawMisaki NatsuakiJenae M NeiderhiserJody M GanibanPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2019)
The association between sleep and BMI is more likely a stable between-person phenomenon rather than a unidirectional association that develops within individuals over time.