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SUBMITTER: Lucas-de la Cruz L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5779683 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lucas-de la Cruz Lidia L Martín-Espinosa Noelia N Cavero-Redondo Iván I González-García Alberto A Díez-Fernández Ana A Martínez-Vizcaíno Vicente V Notario-Pacheco Blanca B
PloS one 20180123 1
Sleep seems to have a significant influence on the metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, results in this association are still inconsistent in children. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of sleep characteristics in the MetS (index and factors) in Spanish children. Cross-sectional study including a sample of 210 children aged 8-to-11-years belonging to 20 schools from the province of Cuenca, Spain was conducted. Cardiometabolic risk and actigraphy sleep patterns were determined and ...[more]