The impact of insomnia symptoms on obesity among Mexicans aged 50 and older
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Kanwal N Momin1, Connor Sheehan2, Rafael Samper-Ternent3
1John Sealy School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch. Texas, United States.. knmomin@utmb.edu.
Objective:
To examine the association between insomnia and obesity in Mexican adults aged 50 and older.
Materials And Methods:
We used data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (2015-2018). Self-reported insomnia was measured using the modified insomnia severity index with scores ranging from zero to six. Obesity was categorized using body mass index (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2). We used generalized estimating equations to assess the association between insomnia and obesity over three years.
Results:
Insomnia was associated with obesity (odds ratio [OR]: 1.06, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.01,1.11), among those with no obesity at baseline. Among those with obesity, insomnia was not associated with changes in BMI. Lastly, obesity was not associated with changes in insomnia symptoms.
Conclusion:
This work highlights the association between insomnia and obesity among older Mexican adults and demonstrates the importance of further studies on the effects of insomnia within this population.
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