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Childhood Sleep Duration and Quality in Relation to Leptin Concentration in Two Cohort Studies

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Boeke, Caroline E., Storfer-Isser, Amy, Redline, Susan, Taveras, Elsie M.·2014·Sleep

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STUDY OBJECTIVES: Poor sleep in childhood is associated with increased obesity risk, possibly by affecting appetite-regulating hormones such as leptin. We examined short- and long-term sleep duration and quality in relation to leptin in two US pediatric cohorts. DESIGN: Analysis of data from two prospective cohort studies. SETTING: Population-based. Adolescent polysomnography assessments performed in a clinical research unit. PATIENTS OR PARTICIPANTS: Children in Project Viva (n = 655) and adolescents in the Cleveland Children's Sleep & Health Study (n = 502). INTERVENTIONS: N/A. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: In Project Viva, mothers reported average child sleep duration annually from infancy through age 7, and we measured leptin at ages 3 and 7. In the Cleveland Children's Sleep & Health Study, we collected self-reported sleep duration, polysomnography-derived measures of sleep quality, and fasting leptin at ages 16-19. In sex-stratified linear regression analyses adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics and adiposity, chronic curtailed sleep was associated with lower leptin at age 7 in girls; a one-unit decrease in sleep score was associated with a 0.08 decrease in log leptin (95% CI: 0.01,0.15). The association was stronger in girls with greater adiposity (P = 0.01). Among adolescents, shorter sleep was associated with lower leptin in males; each one-hour decrease in sleep duration was associated with a 0.06 decrease in log leptin (95% CI: 0.00, 0.11). Sleep duration was not associated with leptin at other ages. Sleep quality indices were not associated with leptin. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest possible age-specific sexual dimorphism in the influence of sleep on leptin, which may partly explain inconsistencies in the literature.

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Authors
Boeke, C. E., Storfer-Isser, A., Redline, S., & Taveras, E. M.
Affiliations
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • Statistical Research Consultants, LLC, Schaumburg, IL
  • Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
Boeke, Caroline E.
Venue
Sleep
Published
2014-03-01
Volume
37
Issue
3
Pages
613-620
ISSN
  • 0161-8105 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-9109
OpenAlex
W2057404853
Cited by
57
References
49
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • SLEEP (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000439)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (HL07567, HL60957, T32HL007567, R01HL060957)
  • National Cancer Institute (T32 CA09001, U54CA116867, T32CA009001)
  • National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR024989)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
Keywords
sleep quality, leptin, childhood obesity, sex differences, adolescent sleep, appetite-regulating hormones, Project Viva
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Fasting, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Mothers, Obesity, Ohio, Prospective Studies, Sex Characteristics, Sleep, Time Factors, Cohort Studies, Polysomnography, Leptin, Adiposity, Young Adult, Self Report

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