Meta-Analysis of Short Sleep Duration and Obesity in Children and Adults
SLEEPPublished 1 May 2008Open access
Francesco P. Cappuccio, Frances Taggart, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Andrew Currie, Ed Peile, Saverio Stranges
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Cross-sectional studies from around the world show a consistent increased risk of obesity amongst short sleepers in children and adults, and a estimate of the risk is obtained.
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Cross-sectional studies from around the world show a consistent increased risk of obesity amongst short sleepers in children and adults. Causal inference is difficult due to lack of control for important confounders and inconsistent evidence of temporal sequence in prospective studies.
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