@misc{10498/33696,
year = {2024},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33696},
abstract = {Aim: Sleep duration and bedtime may play a role in children's cardiometabolic health, but research is lacking. This study examined associations between sleep patterns and cardiometabolic risk factors in Swedish nine-year-olds. Methods: This cross-sectional study used data from three studies, where identical outcome measures were conducted in 411 nine-year-olds, 51% boys, between 2016 and 2020. Sleep was assessed with wrist-worn accelerometers and sleep journals. Children were grouped based on meeting the sleep guidelines of 9–11 h and going to bed early or late based on the median bedtime. Analysis of covariance was used to examine associations between sleep patterns and cardiometabolic risk factors. Results: Meeting sleep guidelines and going to bed early were associated with lower metabolic syndrome score (−0.15 vs. 0.42, p = 0.029), insulin resistance (0.30 vs. 0.60, p = 0.025) and insulin levels (6.80 vs. 8.87 mIU/L, p = 0.034), compared with their peers who did not meet the guidelines and went to bed later. When adjusting for total sleep time, analyses still showed associations with the metabolic syndrome score (−0.19 vs. 0.50, p = 0.011). Conclusion: The findings indicate that good sleep patterns could help mediate positive overall cardiometabolic health in children.},
publisher = {John Wiley and Sons Inc},
keywords = {Bedtime},
keywords = {Cardiometabolic health},
keywords = {School- aged children},
keywords = {Sleep duration},
keywords = {Sleep patterns},
title = {Sleep patterns are associated with cardiometabolic risk factors in nine-year-old Swedish children},
doi = {10.1111/APA.17254},
author = {Nilsson, E. and Delisle Nyström, C. and Migueles, J.H. and Baurén, H. and Marín Jiménez, Nuria and Henström, M. and Torres-Lopez, Lucia V. and Löf, M.},
}