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Short sleep duration and large variability in sleep duration are independently associated with

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Kjeldsen, J. S., Hjorth, M. F., Andersen, R., Michaelsen, K. F., Tetens, I., Astrup, A., ... & Sjödin, A. (2014). Short sleep duration and large variability in sleep duration are independently associated with dietary risk factors for obesity in Danish school children. International Journal of Obesity, 38(1), 32-39.

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Abstract

Background

Lack of sleep and increased consumption of energy-dense foods and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) have all been suggested as factors contributing to the increased prevalence of overweight and obesity.

 

Objective

To evaluate whether objectively measured sleep duration (average and day-to-day variability) as well as parent-reported sleep problems are independently associated with proposed dietary risk factors for overweight and obesity in 8-11-year-old children.

 

Design

In this cross-sectional study, data on sleep duration and day-to-day variability in sleep duration were measured in 676 Danish, apparently healthy children by an objective measure (actigraphy) for 8 nights, and the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) was filled out by the parents. Diet was recorded using a web-based food record for 7 consecutive days. Fasting blood samples were obtained for measurements of plasma leptin and ghrelin levels.

 

Results

Sleep duration (h per night) was negatively associated with energy density (ED) of the diet (β = -0.32 kJ g(-1)), added sugar (β = -1.50 E%) and SSBs (β = -1.07 E%) (all P ≤ 0.003). Furthermore, variability in sleep duration (10-min per night) was positively associated with SSBs (β = 0.20 E%, P = 0.03), independent of sleep duration, and CSHQ score was positively associated with ED (β = 0.16 kJ g(-1), P = 0.04). All of these associations were independent of potential confounders (age, sex, pubertal status, height, weight, screen time, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and parental education and ethnicity).

 

Conclusion

Our study suggests that short sleep duration, high sleep duration variability and experiencing sleep problems are all associated with a poor, obesity-promoting diet in children.

 

MeSH Terms
    Analysis of Variance
    Beverages/adverse effects
    Blood Glucose/metabolism
    Child
    Cross-Sectional Studies
    Denmark
    Diet/adverse effects*
    Dietary Carbohydrates/adverse effects
    Dietary Fats/adverse effects
    Dietary Sucrose/adverse effects
    Energy Intake
    Fasting/blood
    Feeding Behavior*
    Female
    Ghrelin/blood*
    Humans
    Leptin/blood*
    Parents
    Pediatric Obesity/blood
    Pediatric Obesity/etiology*
    Pediatric Obesity/prevention & control
    Prevalence
    Risk Factors
    Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm/blood
    Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm/complications*
    Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm/prevention & control
    Surveys and Questionnaires

Substances
    Blood Glucose
    Dietary Carbohydrates
    Dietary Fats
    Dietary Sucrose
    Ghrelin
    Leptin

 

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