Longitudinal associations between facets of sleep and adiposity in youth.

Sarah LeMay-RussellNatasha A SchveyNichole R KellyMegan N ParkerEliana RamirezLisa M ShankMeghan E ByrneTaylor N SwansonEsther A KwartengLoie M FaulknerKweku G DjanAnna ZennoSheila M BradyShanna B YangSusan Z YanovskiMarian Tanofsky-Kraff Jack A Yanovski

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2021)

Using objective measures, youth with earlier wake times and sleep midpoints had greater gains in fat mass. Additional research is needed to determine whether sleep timing may be a modifiable target to prevent pediatric obesity.

Keyphrases

physical activity
sleep quality
insulin resistance
mental health
young adults
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
weight gain
type diabetes
weight loss
cross sectional
fatty acid
high fat diet induced
depressive symptoms