Objectives: Our aim was to investigate the association between sleeping hours at night and
during the siesta and the incidence of obesity in a Mediterranean cohort. Methods: After a …

In the European Union, Czech Republic ranks 3rd and 6th for the incidence of obesity and
cardiovascular diseases, respectively. Worldwide, short sleep duration and excessive …

Objective Previous studies have shown that both sleep duration and insomnia have an
impact on obesity and central obesity. However, studies of the joint effects of these sleep …

Too much sitting, and both short and long sleep duration are associated with obesity, but
little is known on the nature of the relations between these behaviours. We therefore …

Objective The aim of this study was to determine the association between siestas/no siestas
and obesity, considering siesta duration (long:> 30 minutes, short:≤ 30 minutes), and test …

Although both sedentary behavior and sleep duration are risk factors for obesity, little
evidence is provided regarding their mutual associations in young adults, who are at …

Background The connections between long sleep duration and obesity or weight gain
warrant further examination. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate whether long sleep …

Objective Evidence on the association between sleep duration and obesity among adults is
inconsistent. Prospective studies investigating the association in Chinese adults have been …

Abstract Study Objective: To investigate the relationship between sleep duration and
subsequent body weight and fat gain. Design: Six-year longitudinal study. Setting …

Background Results from longitudinal studies on sleep duration and incidence of obesity
remain controversial. Methods PubMed and Web of Science updated on 20 February 2014 …