Changes in sleep duration and sleep difficulties from adolescence to young adulthood and the risk of obesity: Bidirectional evidence in the GINIplus and LISA studies

Authors :: Mingming Wang
Claudia Flexeder
Anna Kilanowski
Sara Kress
Gunda Herberth
Tamara Schikowski
Annette Peters
Marie Standl
Source :: Sleep Med. 101, 401-410 (2023)
Publication Year :: 2023
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2023.
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the association of changes in sleep behaviors from adolescence to young adulthood with the risk of overweight/obesity, and the reverse relationship. METHODS: Data of 1978 participants was obtained from the 15- and 20-year follow-ups of the GINIplus and LISA birth cohorts. Insufficient sleep was defined as reported sleep duration

Subjects :: General Medicine
Adolescence
Adulthood
Obesity
Sleep Difficulties
Sleep Duration

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