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Sleep Duration and Consumption of Dietary Carbohydrate‐rich Food in Relation to Obesity according to Menopausal Status in Korean Women
Author(s) -
Kang Bori,
Doo Miae,
Kim Yangha
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.lb328
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , body mass index , odds ratio , anthropometry , sleep (system call) , physiology , endocrinology , computer science , operating system
We previously reported that women with short sleep (≤6 hours/day) duration consumed higher levels of dietary carbohydrate and showed increased odds of being obese compared with men. However, the cause of these differences was not clear. Using a cross‐sectional study of 17,841 Korean women over the age of 19 years, we studied the influence of sleep duration on obesity‐related variables and consumption of dietary carbohydrate‐rich food in relation to menopausal status. Only premenopausal women with short sleep duration had significantly higher body weight ( P =0.008), body mass index ( P =0.001), systolic and diastolic blood pressure ( P =0.029 and P =0.028, respectively), prevalence of obesity ( P <0.015) and consumption of more carbohydrate‐rich foods such as staple foods ( P =0.020) and simple sugar‐rich foods than those with adequate sleep (≥7 hours/day) after adjustment for age, smoking, alcohol drinking, and physical activity. Also, premenopausal women with short sleep duration were significantly more obese by greater than 1.164 times compared with adequate sleep durations. However, all anthropometric, blood biochemical variables, dietary consumption and odds for being obese were not significantly different for postmenopausal women. Among premenopausal women, short sleep duration was associated with a greater consumption of dietary carbohydrate‐rich food and increased obesity‐related variables as well as odds for being obese. Our findings showed that obesity may have been potentially impacted by short sleep. Our results suggested that menopausal status associated with short sleep may increase the risk of obesity with greater consumption of carbohydrate‐rich foods. Support or Funding Information This work was supported by the Brain Korea 21 plus project funding (No. 22A20130012143).