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Short nocturnal sleep of less than 6 hours was associated with general obesity (e.g., <5 hours: AOR, 1.27; 95% CI, 1.13-1.43).

Limiting sleep duration to at least 6 hours may help mitigate obesity risk.

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Short nocturnal sleep of less than 6 hours was associated with general obesity (eg, <5 hours: AOR, 1.27; 95% CI, 1.13-1.43).

Lap Ah Tse et al. · JAMA Network Open · 2021

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Based on the large, multinational, population-based cross-sectional study design.

Source

Timing and Length of Nocturnal Sleep and Daytime Napping and Associations With Obesity Types in High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Countries

Lap Ah Tse et al. · JAMA Network Open · 2021

cross-sectional · n=136652Cited 46×

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