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Short sleep duration is associated with reduced leptin levels and increased adiposity: Results from the Quebec family study.

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Chaput, Jean‐Philippe, Després, Jean‐Pierre, Bouchard, Claude, Tremblay, Angelo·2007·Obesity

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OBJECTIVE: To explore cross-sectional associations between short sleep duration and variations in body fat indices and leptin levels during adulthood in a sample of men and women involved in the Québec Family Study. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Anthropometric measurements, plasma lipid-lipoprotein profile, plasma leptin concentrations, and total sleep duration were determined in a sample of 323 men and 417 women ages 21 to 64 years. RESULTS: When compared with adults reporting 7 to 8 hours of sleep per day, the adjusted odds ratio for overweight/obesity was 1.38 (95% confidence interval, 0.89 to 2.10) for those with 9 to 10 hours of sleep and 1.69 (95% confidence interval, 1.15 to 2.39) for those with 5 to 6 hours of sleep, after adjustment for age, sex, and physical activity level. In each sex, we observed lower adiposity indices in the 7- to 8-hour sleeping group than in the 5- to 6-hour sleeping group. However, all of these significant differences disappeared after statistical adjustment for plasma leptin levels. Finally, the well-documented regression of plasma leptin levels over body fat mass was used to predict leptin levels of short-duration sleepers (5 and 6 hours of sleep), which were then compared with their measured values. As expected, the measured leptin values were significantly lower than predicted values. DISCUSSION: There may be optimal sleeping hours at which body weight regulation is facilitated. Indeed, short sleep duration predicts an increased risk of being overweight/obese in adults and is related to a reduced circulating leptin level relative to what is predicted by fat mass. Because sleep duration is a potentially modifiable risk factor, these findings might have important clinical implications for the prevention and treatment of obesity.

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    “Furthermore, cross-sectional observations of lower leptin and higher ghrelin concentrations in people with short sleep, independent of BMI, have led to the hypothesis that such hormonal changes promote over-eating and lead to increased risk of obesity [14], [15].”

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Authors
Chaput, J., Després, J., Bouchard, C., & Tremblay, A.
Affiliations
  • Université Laval (CA)
  • Pennington Biomedical Research Center (US)
Corresponding author
Tremblay, Angelo
Venue
Obesity
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2007-01
Volume
15
Issue
1
Pages
253-261
ISSN
  • 1930-7381 (ISSN-L)
  • 1930-739X
OpenAlex
W1964615628
Cited by
498
References
31
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FWCI
35.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Obesity (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Pfizer
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Keywords
short sleep duration, leptin, adiposity, overweight, fat mass, sleep duration, body weight regulation, plasma leptin, sex differences, Quebec Family Study
MeSH terms
Adipose Tissue, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Quebec, Risk Factors, Sleep, Time Factors, Prevalence, Odds Ratio, Leptin, Overweight

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