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Less Sleep Duration and Poor Sleep Quality Lead to Obesity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2016

Kolsoom Parvaneh ,
Bee Koon Poh ,
Majid Hajifaraji  and
Mohd Noor Ismail
Kolsoom Parvaneh
Affiliation:
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Healthcare Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Bee Koon Poh
Affiliation:
Nutritional Sciences Program, School of Healthcare Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Majid Hajifaraji
Affiliation:
National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohd Noor Ismail
Affiliation:
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, MARA University of Technology, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 75 , Issue OCE1: Winter Meeting, 8–9 December 2015, Roles of sleep and circadian rhythms in the origin and nutritional management of obesity and metabolic disease , 2016 , E19
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Obesity is one of the major health problem and leads to many adverse health effects such as type 2 diabetics and cardiovascular disease. Identification of the reasons for obesity can help to reduce its prevalence. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was carried out to investigate the association of sleep deprivation and sleep quality with obesity. For this purpose a total of 225 Iranian adults (109 males and 116 females) aged 20–55 years were selected. Heart Questionnaire (SHHQ), International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and 24-hour dietary recall were interview-administered to evaluate sleep pattern, physical activity and dietary intake of the subjects. Besides, anthropometric also were measured, then subjects were categorized into normal weight and over-weight/obese based on WHO (2000). Sleep duration and sleep quality were assessed based on 2 groups of normal weight and overweight/obese. Overweight/obese group have shown shorter sleep duration (5·37 ± 1·1 hours) as compared to normal weight subjects (6·54 ± 1·06 hours). Poor sleep quality was shown in Overweight/obese compared to normal weight subjects. Fifty percent of overweight/obese have reported trouble in falling asleep compared to 30 % which was reported by normal weight for this problem. Furthermore, 59·7 % of overweight/obese had problem with waking up during a night and faced trouble to get back to the sleep compared to 38·3 % reported of normal weight. Poor sleeper had significantly higher risk for being overweight or obese (OR: 2·0, 95 % CI: 1·18–3·37, p < 0·05) compared to subjects with less sleep problems. As a conclusion, lower sleep quality and sleep duration increase the risk of being overweight and obese. Hence strategies for the management of obesity should incorporate consideration on sleeping pattern.