Sleep quality and weight-adjusted waist index in US adults: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2015–2020
This is the first study to demonstrate an independent inverse association between sleep quality and weight-adjusted waist index in a nationally representative U.S. sample. Improving sleep quality may serve as a modifiable strategy to reduce central adiposity and related cardiometabolic risk.
Authors
- Huan Yao
- Lingyi Li
- Bingjie Tian
- Yingyue Zhang
- Hong Li
- Gui Xiao
Institutions
- Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Fudan University (CN)
- Guangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital (CN)
- Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- Huashan Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2026.2637291
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00