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Table 4 Associations between sleep duration and measurements of body size and composition, NHANES 2005–2006

From: Relationship between sleep characteristics and measures of body size and composition in a nationally-representative sample

 

Sleep duration, hour

p for trend

β (95 % CI)

≤5

6

7

8

≥9

BMI (kg/m2)

 age and sex adjusted

2.20 (0.87, 3.52)

1.19 (0.37, 2.01)

0.41 (−0.31, 1.13)

ref

0.29 (−1.37, 1.95)

0.001

 multivariablea

1.82 (0.66, 2.98)

1.07 (0.36, 1.78)

0.45 (−0.23, 1.13)

ref

0.20 (−1.32, 1.73)

0.001

 multivariable b

1.55 (0.28, 2.82)

0.64 (−0.10, 1.38)

0.24 (−0.47, 0.95)

ref

0.23 (−1.26, 1.72)

0.005

Percent body fat

 age and sex adjusted

1.35 (0.23, 2.48)

0.46 (−0.42, 1.34)

0.34 (−0.28, 0.96)

ref

1.02 (−0.52, 2.57)

0.18

 multivariablea

1.48 (0.51, 2.45)

0.54 (−0.15, 1.24)

0.47 (−0.07, 1.00)

ref

1.06 (−0.39, 2.52)

0.07

 multivariableb

1.09 (0.15, 2.04)

0.09 (−0.64, 0.82)

0.22 (−0.40, 0.84)

ref

0.79 (−0.07, 1.63)

0.36

Waist circumference (cm)

 age and sex adjusted

4.28 (1.18, 7.38)

1.84 (−0.11, 3.79)

0.78 (−0.82, 2.38)

ref

0.02 (−3.21, 3.26)

0.006

 multivariablea

3.69 (0.91, 6.46)

1.71 (0.10, 3.31)

0.95 (−0.54, 2.44)

ref

−0.23 (−3.25, 2.79)

0.004

 multivariableb

3.15 (−0.07, 4.19)

1.30 (−0.38, 2.99)

0.49 (−0.91, 1.88)

ref

−0.34 (−2.95, 2.26)

0.04

Android/Gynoid fat ratio

 age and sex adjusted

0.02 (−0.02, 0.05)

0.00 (−0.04, 0.03)

−0.01 (−0.03, 0.01)

ref

−0.02 (−0.05, 0.02)

0.35

 multivariablea

0.02 (−0.02, 0.06)

0.00 (−0.03, 0.03)

−0.01 (−0.03, 0.02)

ref

−0.02 (−0.06, 0.01)

0.08

 multivariableb

0.00 (−0.03, 0.04)

−0.01 (−0.04, 0.01)

−0.02 (−0.04, 0.01)

ref

−0.02 (−0.06, 0.02)

0.74

  1. aadjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, smoking status, alcohol drinking, education, intakes of fat, carbohydrate and total calories, physical activity and diabetes
  2. badjusted for covariates in aas well as snoring and sleep quality