Age-Dependent Association Between Insomnia and Body Mass Index Among Young Women: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study.

J Clin Med · 2025 · PMC12733386 · PMID 41464806

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Among older women (≥37 years), a positive trend was observed: greater insomnia severity was associated with higher BMI ( β = 0.59, 95% CI: −0.03 to 1.21), a result that approached statistical significance ( p = 0.06).

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Women who were overweight were significantly older ( p < 0.01), had higher body weight ( p < 0.01), and shorter height, although the difference in height did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.14).

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Conclusions: Insomnia symptoms showed a trend toward a positive association with higher BMI, primarily among older women, suggesting an age-dependent relationship between sleep disturbances and body weight.

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