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Association between Obesity and Short sleeping hour in Korean Young Adults

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Shin Yi Jang, PhD , Cardiovascular Imaing Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
Eun Young Ju , Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Duk-Kyung Kim, PhD, MD , Division of Cardiology, Cariovascular Imaging Center, Cardiac and Vascular Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Seung Woo Park, PhD, MD , Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Cariovascular Imaging Center, Cardiac and Vascular Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate the association between short sleep hour and body mass index (BMI) obesity after adjustment for socioeconomic position and health behavior factors in the general representative population in Korea in 2007-2009.

Methods The fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey was conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs for the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2007-2009. The sample included 6,424 Korean Young adults aged 20-44 years (male 3,400 and female 3,017). Sleep duration was grouped by hours slept but was also classified into two categories: short sleepers (<6 h/night) and normal sleepers (6–9 h/night).

Results The distribution of short sleepers and normal sleepers was 9.5% and 90.5%, respectively. The distribution of obesity was 27.8%. The adjusted odds ratio (OR) for obesity was 1.39 (95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.09-1.77) after adjustment for confounding factors. In male, the adjusted OR for obesity was not significant difference, however, in female, the adjusted OR for obesity was 1.66 (95% CI 1.14-2.40)

Conclusions This community-based random sample drawn from the entire Korean young adults population showed that short sleep hour was significantly associated with obesity, especially, female.

Learning Areas:

Chronic disease management and prevention
Epidemiology

Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate an association between Obesity and Short sleeping hour in Korean Young Adults

Keyword(s): Obesity

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have designed and wrote this study as a first author.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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