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Mirjam Ekstedt1,2, Mojgan Haji Seyed Ebrahim Darkeh3, Lijuan Xiu4

  • 1Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, LIME, Medical Management Centre, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Acta Paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
|November 29, 2016
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Children with higher obesity risk due to parental weight had poorer sleep, including later bedtimes and less sleep efficiency. These sleep patterns were linked to family obesity risk and parental sleep habits.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health
  • Sleep Medicine

Background:

  • Parental obesity is a significant predictor of childhood obesity.
  • Understanding early life factors influencing child obesity risk is crucial for prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare sleep patterns in one-year-old children based on parental obesity risk.
  • To investigate associations between child sleep, weight status, family obesity risk, and parental sleep.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of baseline data from 167 families in a longitudinal obesity prevention program.
  • Comparison of sleep patterns between children with high and low obesity risk (defined by parental weight).
  • Assessment of child sleep using diaries and questionnaires; evaluation of parental sleep and family factors.

Main Results:

  • Children in the high-risk group exhibited later bedtimes, longer sleep onset latency, and lower sleep efficiency.
  • Child sleep onset latency correlated with family obesity risk.
  • Child bedtime was associated with maternal and paternal bedtimes.
  • Child sleep efficiency was linked to maternal sleep quality.
  • Child's bedtime showed a weak association with their body mass index.

Conclusions:

  • Significant differences in sleep were observed in one-year-olds based on parental obesity risk.
  • Child sleep is associated with family obesity risk and parental sleep characteristics.
  • A weak link exists between a child's bedtime and their weight status.
Abstract

Keywords:
Child obesity riskParental obesityParental sleepSleep efficiencySleep onset latency

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