Association between Sleep Duration and Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference

Association between Sleep Duration and Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference

AbstractInsufficient sleep may lead to adverse cardio-metabolic effectsby influencing body weight, blood pressure, and glucose tolerance.We aimed to assess the relation between sleep durationand indices of obesity including body mass index (BMI) andwaist circumference in a sample population in centr...

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Main Authors: Jamshid Najafian, Noushin Mohammadifard, Zahra Dana Siadat, Gholamhosein Sadri, Majid Ramazani, Fatemeh Nouri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2010-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Sleep
obesity
gender differences
Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/files/PDFfiles/35_2_09-Dr.%20Najafian.pdf

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