Association between sleep duration and metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Claire E. Kim (Author), Sangah Shin (Author), Hwi-Won Lee (Author), Jiyeon Lim (Author), Jong-koo Lee (Author), Aesun Shin (Author), Daehee Kang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Both short and long sleep duration have been consistently studied as a risk factor for obesity, hyperglycemia and hypertension. In this cross-sectional study, we provide an updated analysis of the Health Examinees (HEXA) study on the association between sleep duration and metabol...