Association between Sleeping Hours and Siesta and the Risk of Obesity: The SUN Mediterranean Cohort

Objectives: Our aim was to investigate the association between sleeping hours at night and during the siesta and the incidence of obesity in a Mediterranean cohort. Methods: After a median of 6.5 years of follow-up, we included 10,532 or 9,470 participants without chronic disease or obesity at basel...

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Main Authors: Carmen Sayón-Orea, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Silvia Carlos, Juan Jose Beunza, Francisco J. Basterra-Gortari, Miguel A. Martínez-González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-08-01
Series:Obesity Facts
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/354746