A retrospective examination of the relationship between body mass index and polysomnographic measures of sleep in adolescents.

J Adolesc Health

Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.

Published: January 2007

Total sleep time is inversely related to body mass index (BMI) in adults and children, an observation not well characterized in the adolescent population. We conducted a retrospective chart review that indicated certain sleep disruptions were associated with increased BMI by polysomnography in this group.

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