The Relationship Between Anthropometric Indices of Obesity and Sleep Disturbances in Young Adults
The study underscores a significant association between increased body and abdominal fat with poor sleep quality. The findings suggest that managing body weight and reducing abdominal obesity could improve sleep health. Future research should explore these relationships using longitudinal designs and objective sleep measures.
Authors
- Atheena Mukundan
- Kandaswamy Ramya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1273-5402)
Institutions
- Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IN)
- Bharath University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.71178
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52