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Assessment of Child Anthropometry in a Large Epidemiologic Study
Published on: February 2, 2017
Sleep duration and quality associated with obesity among Arab children
Nahla M Bawazeer1, Nasser M Al-Daghri, George Valsamakis
1Medical Science, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Abstract:
The link between sleep duration and obesity has been well established in adults, but several epidemiological studies revealed inconsistent findings in adolescents and younger children. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sleep length and obesity in Saudi students. A total of 5,877 Saudi students, boys (55.2%) and girls (44.8%), aged between 10 and 19 years were randomly selected from elementary, intermediate, and secondary schools in different regions of Riyadh. A questionnaire on sleep behaviors was given. Anthropometry included BMI and waist and hip circumferences. Sleeping
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