Both boys (p = 0.09; OR = 1.62) and girls (p = 0.06; OR = 1.64), sleeping less than 11 hours on weekend days were more likely to be overweight/obese, however for these associations only a trend towards significance was found.
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Health Related Behaviours in Normal Weight and Overweight Preschoolers of a Large Pan-European Sample: The ToyBox-Study.
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While evidence is emerging that sleep duration is inversely associated with childhood obesity [ 22 – 24 ], the current study only found a marginally significant increased likelihood of being overweight/obese in boys and girls not sleeping a minimum of 11 hours at night on weekend days.