Sleep duration, general and abdominal obesity, and weight change among the older adult population of Spain
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Background Short sleep duration is associated with obesity and weight gain among children and young adults. However, there are few studies on the elderly, with conflicting results.Objective We examined the association of habitual sleep duration with obesity and weight change among the population aged > or =60 y in Spain.Design This prospective study was conducted from 2001 to 2003 on 3576 persons whose habitual sleep duration was self-reported in 2001. The outcomes were obesity [body mass index (BMI; in kg/m(2)) > or =30], severe obesity (BMI > or =35), and abdominal obesity (waist circumference >102 cm in men and >88 cm in women) in 2001 and weight gain > or =5 kg in the period 2001-2003.Results Compared with subjects who slept 7 h, subjects who slept < or =5 h had a greater frequency of obesity [odds ratio (OR): 1.33; 95% CI: 1.00, 1.77] and severe obesity (OR: 2.08; 95% CI: 1.31, 3.32). In addition, sleeping 8 h was associated with obesity (OR: 1.39; 95% CI: 1.11, 1.75) and severe obesity (OR: 1.82; 95% CI: 1.21, 2.73). Similarly, subjects sleeping 9 h were more likely to have severe obesity (OR: 1.57; 95% CI: 1.00, 2.47). Among women, weight gain > or =5 kg was more frequent among subjects sleeping < or =5 h (OR: 3.41; 95% CI: 1.34, 8.69), 8 h (OR: 3.03; 95% CI: 1.29, 7.12), and 9 h (OR: 3.77; 95% CI: 1.55, 9.17). No association was observed between sleep duration and abdominal obesity.Conclusions Among older adults, sleeping < or =5 h and sleeping 8 or 9 h was associated with obesity and with short-term weight gain in women.
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In a 2-year longitudinal study of older adults, women sleeping ≤5 h/night (OR = 3.61 [1.45-9.01]) and ≥8 h/night (OR = 3.02 [1.30-7.02]) were more likely to gain ≥5 kg than women sleeping 7 h/night; there was no association of sleep duration with longitudinal weight gain in men.
“During 2-year follow-up, women sleeping ≤5 h/night (OR = 3.61 [1.45-9.01])and ≥8 h/night (OR = 3.02 [1.30-7.02])were more likely to gain ≥5 kg than women sleeping 7 h/night.There was no association of sleep duration with longitudinal weight gain in men.”
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In that cohort, BMI was also increased in women sleeping more than eight hours.
“Interestingly, in this study, BMI was also increased in women sleeping more than eight hours.”
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Short sleepers experience greater weight increases over time according to most, but not all, prospective observational studies.
“Short sleepers experience greater weight increases over time according to most,4,18–22 but not all studies.17,23,24”
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In a cohort of 3576 elderly subjects, women, but not men, who slept fewer than five hours had a higher risk of gaining 5 kg in two years (OR 3.41; 1.31-8.69).
“In contrast, in a cohort of 3576 elderly subjects, women, but not men, who slept fewer than five hours, had a higher risk of gaining 5 kg in two years (OR 3.41; 1.31–8.69).20”
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- Authors
- López-García, E., Faubel, R., León-Muñoz, L., Zuluaga, M. C., Banegas, J. R., & Rodríguez-Artalejo, F.
- Affiliations
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)
- Corresponding author
- Rodríguez-Artalejo, Fernando
- Venue
- The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-02
- Volume
- 87
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 310-316
- ISSN
- 0002-9165 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1953951458
- Cited by
- 164
- References
- 40
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- FWCI
- 15.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- 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, short sleep duration, obesity, abdominal obesity, weight gain, older adults, morbid obesity, body mass index, waist circumference, sex differences, Spain, prospective cohort, habitual sleep duration
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Obesity, Morbid, Prospective Studies, Sleep, Spain, Time Factors, Weight Gain, Body Mass Index, Odds Ratio, Abdominal Fat
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