ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2025
Association between accelerometer-measured irregular sleep duration and longitudinal changes in body mass index in older adults.
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- Association of Rest-Activity Rhythm and Sleep Regularity With Cardiometabolic Disease in the CARDIA Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Fluctuations in Sleep Duration and Timing and Cardiometabolic Risk.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2026Review
- Chronotype, Life's Essential 8, and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study in UK Biobank.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Sleep quality and possible sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults: physical and mental fatigability as mediators.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Sleep Irregularity, Circadian Disruption, and Cardiometabolic Disease Risk.Circulation research · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundIrregular sleep duration may disrupt circadian rhythms and contribute to metabolic, behavioral, and mood changes, potentially increasing the risk for obesity. However, quantitative data on the relationship between sleep duration irregularity and weight change are lacking.
methodsIn this prospective study, we analyzed data from 10,572 participants (mean age: 63 years) in the UK Biobank who wore accelerometers for a week between 2013 and 2015 and had two body mass index (BMI; kg/m²) measurements on average 2.5 years apart. Irregular sleep duration was assessed by the within-person standard deviation (SD) of 7-night accelerometer-measured sleep duration.
resultsParticipants with sleep duration SD > 60 min versus ≤30 min had 0.24 kg/m
conclusionsSince irregular sleep duration is common, trials of interventions targeting sleep irregularity might lead to new public health strategies that tackle obesity.
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