Role of sleep duration and sleep-related problems in the metabolic syndrome among children and adolescents

• Main Authors: Leonardo Pulido-Arjona (Author), Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista (Author), Cesar Agostinis-Sobrinho (Author), Jorge Mota (Author), Rute Santos (Author), María Correa-Rodríguez (Author), Antonio Garcia-Hermoso (Author), Robinson Ramírez-Vélez (Author)
• Format: Bog
• Udgivet: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background There is increasing recognition that sleep is a risk factor for metabolic syndrome (MetS). The aim of the present study was to analyze the relationship between self-reported sleep duration, sleep-related problems and the presence of MetS in children and adolescents from Bogotá,...