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 in:Sleep medicine 2014-01, Vol.15 (1), p.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
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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.
ISSN:1389-9457
1878-5506
1878-5506