RT journal article
T1 Sleep patterns are associated with cardiometabolic risk factors in nine-year-old Swedish children
A1 Nilsson, E.
A1 Delisle Nyström, C.
A1 Migueles, J.H.
A1 Baurén, H.
A1 Marín Jiménez, Nuria
A1 Henström, M.
A1 Torres-Lopez, Lucia V.
A1 Löf, M.
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 Bedtime
K1 Cardiometabolic health
K1 School- aged children
K1 Sleep duration
K1 Sleep patterns
AB 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.
PB John Wiley and Sons Inc
SN 1651-2227
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33696
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33696
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 12-nov-2026