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Longer daytime napping was associated with higher abdominal obesity prevalence (e.g., ≥1 hours: AOR, 1.39; 95% CI, 1.31-1.47).

Reducing the duration of daytime naps may help lower the risk of abdominal obesity.

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Longer napping was associated with higher abdominal obesity prevalence (eg, ≥1 hours: AOR, 1.39; 95% CI, 1.31-1.47).
Lap Ah Tse et al. · JAMA Network Open · 2021

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

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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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