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Is sleep duration associated with overweight/obesity in Indigenous Australian adults?

Melissa Deacon-CrouchStephen BeggTimothy Skinner
Published in: BMC public health (2020)
Adding to reports relating sleep duration and BMI for Australian adults, this study provides evidence for an inverse relationship in non-Indigenous adults and suggests a similar trend for Indigenous adults. This trend was non-significant but is consistent with previous results for Indigenous children.
Keyphrases
  • weight loss
  • weight gain
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • body mass index
  • emergency department