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The relationship between sleep duration and obesity in Turkish children and adolescents
Author(s) -
Ozturk A,
Mazicioglu MM,
Poyrazoglu S,
Cicek B,
Gunay O,
Kurtoglu S
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.01169.x
Subject(s) - medicine , turkish , duration (music) , obesity , sleep (system call) , pediatrics , childhood obesity , overweight , literature , philosophy , linguistics , computer science , operating system , art
Aim: To determine the relationship between sleep duration and obesity in Turkish children and adolescents. Methods: This study was conducted in Turkey with 5358 children aged 6 to 17 years. Height, weight, waist circumference (WC), mid‐upper arm circumference (MUAC), triceps skinfold thickness were measured. Body mass index (BMI), arm fat area were calculated. Self‐reported sleep duration by parents were obtained. Results: As sleep duration increased, BMI, which was significantly higher in girls sleeping ≤8 h, decreased (p < 0.05). WC, MUAC, BMI were significantly higher in boys sleeping ≤8 h versus males sleeping ≥10 h. Boys sleeping ≤10 h in 6.0–17.0‐years had significantly higher risk of overweight/obesity. In 6.0 to 17.0 years, the risk of overweight/obesity in boys sleeping 9–10 h, 8–9 h and ≤8 h were 1.86‐, 1.74‐ and 2.06‐times higher respectively, versus children sleeping ≥10 h (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Sleep duration may be an important factor for obesity and providing ≥10 h of sleep is recommended as a prevention strategy for obesity.