Circadian misalignment proxies, BMI, and chronic conditions: the role for weekday to weekend sleep differences.

Márcia de Oliveira Lima Anny Kariny Pereira Pedrosa Priscilla Márcia Bezerra de Oliveira Rísia Cristina Egito de Menezes Renan Serenini Giovana Longo-Silva

Published in: Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung (2024)

Our findings, which demonstrate that even a slight weekend sleep extension and variability of just 1 h is associated with higher values of BMI, suggest incorporating measures for sleep consistency and regularity into clinical protocols and public health guidelines to prevent and treat obesity and related diseases.

Keyphrases

public health
sleep quality
physical activity
weight gain
body mass index
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
weight loss
clinical practice
depressive symptoms
adipose tissue
high fat diet induced
global health