Sleep time and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents: The HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) study

Highlights • Adolescents’ sleep time was not associated with cardiometabolic risk factors. • European adolescents reported a sleep time of 8 h per day (median). • Beyond sleep duration, other dimensions of sleep may be more important for health. • Future epidemiologic studies should be rigorous with...

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Published inSleep medicine Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 104 - 110
Main Authors Rey-López, J.P, de Carvalho, H.B, de Moraes, A.C.F, Ruiz, J.R, Sjöström, M, Marcos, A, Polito, A, Gottrand, F, Manios, Y, Kafatos, A, Molnar, D, Widhalm, K, De Henauw, S, Moreno, L.A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.01.2014
Subjects
Accelerometry
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Cardiometabolic risk
Cardiorespiratory fitness
Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology
Child
Confounding Factors (Epidemiology)
Cross-Sectional Studies
Europe - epidemiology
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Life Style
Male
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Metabolic Diseases - epidemiology
Multilevel analysis
Neurology
Physical activity
Physical Fitness
Prevalence
Regression Analysis
Risk Factors
Sleep
Sleep duration
Sleep Medicine
Sleep Wake Disorders - epidemiology
Europe
Cardiometabolic risk
Cardiorespiratory fitness
Physical activity
Multilevel analysis
Sleep duration
Accelerometry
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Summary:Highlights • Adolescents’ sleep time was not associated with cardiometabolic risk factors. • European adolescents reported a sleep time of 8 h per day (median). • Beyond sleep duration, other dimensions of sleep may be more important for health. • Future epidemiologic studies should be rigorous with the election of confounders.
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ISSN:1389-9457
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DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2013.07.021