Associations of Bedtime Schedules in Childhood with Obesity Risk in Adolescence

Mireku, Michael Osei and Fábelová, Lucia (2022) Associations of Bedtime Schedules in Childhood with Obesity Risk in Adolescence. Adolescents, 2 (2). pp. 311-325. ISSN 2673-7051

Full content URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/adolescents2020024

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We investigated whether bedtime schedules and bedtimes in childhood were associated with obesity risk and adiposity in adolescence. We analysed the data of 12,645 singleton children classified as not obese at 7 years from the Millennium Cohort Study in the United Kingdom. Bedtimes and the regularity of bedtimes of 7-year-olds were reported by parents. Bio-electric impedance body fat percentage (BFP) measurements and obesity at 11 and 14 years were the considered outcomes. The International Obesity Task Force age- and sex-specific thresholds were used to define obesity. Obesity risk at 11 and 14 years was higher among children with never-regular bedtimes at 7 years compared with those with always-regular bedtimes (risk ratio, RR, 2.8 (95% CI, 1.8–1.4) and 2.3 (95% CI, 1.5–3.6), respectively). An increasing irregularity in childhood bedtime was associated with an increasing risk of obesity at both 11 and 14 years in a dose–response manner (p trend < 0.001; and p trend = 0.002, respectively). BFP at 11 years increased by 1.1% (95% CI, 0.8–1.5) for boys and 1.0% (95% CI, 0.6–1.4) for girls for every hour delay in childhood bedtime. Irregular bedtime schedules and later bedtimes in childhood were associated with an increased risk of obesity in early- and mid-adolescence in a dose–response manner. There was marginal, but significant, increases in BFP during adolescence for children with later bedtimes.

Keywords:Children, adolescence, bedtime, sleep, obesity, body fat
Subjects:B Subjects allied to Medicine > B990 Subjects Allied to Medicine not elsewhere classified
C Biological Sciences > C990 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Divisions:College of Social Science > School of Psychology
ID Code:51805
Deposited On:28 Sep 2022 09:57

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