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Change in sleep duration and visceral fat accumulation over 6 years in adults

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Chaput, Jean‐Philippe, Bouchard, Claude, Tremblay, Angelo·2014·Obesity

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between change in sleep duration and long-term visceral adiposity change in adults. METHODS: A longitudinal analysis was conducted on 293 participants, aged 18-65 years, followed for a mean of 6.0 ± 0.9 years. At baseline and year 6, sleep duration was self-reported and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) assessed using computed tomography. Multivariable modeling was used to examine the association between change in sleep duration and VAT change over the 6-year time period, with adjustments made for age, sex, change in BMI, personal characteristics, energy intake, and physical activity. RESULTS: Participants gained an average of 19.2 ± 37.3 cm(2) in VAT over the follow-up period. Baseline short (≤6 h/day) and long (≥9 h/day) sleepers gained significantly more VAT than those reporting sleeping 7-8 hours a night (23.4 and 20.2 cm(2) vs. 14.1 cm(2) , respectively, P < 0.05). Using continuous data, we observed that the change in sleep duration was not associated with VAT change. However, a change in sleep duration from ≤6 h/day to 7-8 h/day was associated with 6 cm(2) fewer VAT gain after multivariable adjustment (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: A spontaneous change in sleep duration (from a short to an adequate duration) is independently and inversely associated with long-term VAT accumulation.

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  • Several longitudinal studies demonstrate that short sleep duration is associated with increased weight gain over time.

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Authors
Chaput, J., Bouchard, C., & Tremblay, A.
Affiliations
  • Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
  • Pennington Biomedical Research Center (US)
  • Université Laval (CA)
Corresponding author
Chaput, Jean‐Philippe
Venue
Obesity
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2014-02-11
Volume
22
Issue
5
Pages
E9-12
ISSN
  • 1930-7381 (ISSN-L)
  • 1930-739X
OpenAlex
W1511546690
Cited by
63
References
20
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Obesity (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Université Laval
  • Medical Research Council Canada
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Keywords
sleep duration, visceral adipose tissue, visceral fat accumulation, short sleepers, long sleepers
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Energy Intake, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity, Sleep, Body Mass Index, Multivariate Analysis, Intra-Abdominal Fat, Adiposity, Young Adult

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