Sleep duration is associated with liver steatosis in children depending on body adiposity
Begoña de Cuevillas,
Judith Lubrecht,
Santiago Navas-Carretero
et al.
Abstract:Sleep is a factor associated with overweight/obesity risk, wherein interactions with fatty liver should be ascertained. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to analyze the possible relationships of sleep with liver health and whether this interplay is related to body adiposity distribution in children and adolescents. Anthropometric, clinical, and biochemical measurements were performed in children and adolescents (2–18 years old) with overweight/obesity (n = 854). Body fat distribution was clinically ass… Show more
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