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SUBMITTER: Kim CE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5998453 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Claire E CE Shin Sangah S Lee Hwi-Won HW Lim Jiyeon J Lee Jong-Koo JK Shin Aesun A Kang Daehee D
BMC public health 20180613 1
<h4>Background</h4>Both short and long sleep duration have been consistently studied as a risk factor for obesity, hyperglycemia and hypertension. In this cross-sectional study, we provide an updated analysis of the Health Examinees (HEXA) study on the association between sleep duration and metabolic syndrome (MetS) occurrence among Koreans age 40-69 year olds.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 133,608 subjects (44,930 men, 88,678 women) were enrolled in the HEXA study 2004-2013. Sleep duration was cate ...[more]