Open AccessSleep duration, general and abdominal obesity, and weight change among the older adult population of Spain
Author(s) -
Esther LópezGarcía,
Raquel Faubel,
Luz M. LeónMuñoz,
M. Clemencia Zuluaga,
José R. Banegas,
Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/87.2.310
Subject(s) - abdominal obesity , obesity , sleep (system call) , duration (music) , medicine , population , demography , gerontology , environmental health , metabolic syndrome , sociology , art , literature , computer science , operating system
Short sleep duration is associated with obesity and weight gain among children and young adults. However, there are few studies on the elderly, with conflicting results.
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