Nighttime sleep duration trajectories were associated with body mass index trajectories in early childhood.
Miaobing ZhengKylie D HeskethJason H Y WuBerit Lilienthal HeitmannKatherine L DowningKaren J CampbellPublished in: Pediatric obesity (2020)
Longer nighttime, but not total or daytime, sleep duration was associated with lower BMI z-score trajectories in early childhood. Our findings reinforce the importance of nighttime sleep for healthy body-weight development in early childhood.