Emerging evidence has assigned an important role to sleep as a modulator of metabolic
homeostasis. The impact of variations in sleep duration, sleep-disordered breathing, and …

Objectives: Epidemiologic studies have shown that chronic short sleep may be associated
with the development of hypertension; however, the results are controversial. This meta …

Sleep duration has been suggested to play a key role in the development of metabolic
syndrome (MS). However, the results have been inconsistent. The objective of this study was …

Insufficient sleep, which has become endemic in recent years, has been variably associated
with increased risk of obesity, disorders of glucose and insulin homeostasis, and the …

Prevalence and impact of metabolic disease is rising. In particular, overweight and obesity
are at epidemic levels and are a leading health concern in the Western world. Shift work …

We examined the association between self-reported sleep duration and metabolic syndrome
(MetS). Data were collected from 36 cross-sectional and 9 longitudinal studies with a total of …

Rationale: Several studies have reported that both short and long sleep durations are
associated with the metabolic syndrome, but whether a dose–response relationship exists is …

Objective: Epidemiological studies have repeatedly investigated the association between
sleep duration and metabolic syndrome. However, the results have been inconsistent. This …

Objectives: To determine whether healthy lifestyle decreases the risk of developing
hypertension in pre-hypertensive patients. Study design: A longitudinal study. Setting & …

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 …