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Associations between short sleep duration and central obesity in women.

Jenny Theorell‐Haglöw, Christian Berne, Christer Janson, Carin Sahlin, Eva Lindberg

PubMed · 2010 · 95 citations · 32 references

Abstract

An inverse relationship between short sleep duration and central obesity was found in women after adjusting for confounders. Loss of SWS and REM sleep may be important factors in the association between sleep loss and central obesity.

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