Open AccessSleep deprivation predisposes Gujarati Indian adolescents to obesity
Author(s) -
Wasim A Shaikh,
Minal Patel,
Sanjeet Singh Avtaar Singh
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.55282
Subject(s) - obesity , gujarati , medicine , waist , demography , population , meal , sleep (system call) , sleep deprivation , cross sectional study , gerontology , environmental health , circadian rhythm , philosophy , linguistics , pathology , sociology , computer science , operating system
Recent studies on various populations indicate that lack of sleep is one of the potential risk factors predisposing the youth to obesity. Since there is a significant rise in obesity among Indian youth and because research indicating the role of sleep in development of obesity among Indian population is scant, the current study was undertaken to assess the effect of sleep duration on adiposity among Gujarati Indian adolescents.