Seven to eight hours of sleep a night is associated with a lower prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and reduced overall cardiometabolic risk in adults

Chaput, Jean-PhilippeMcNeil, JessicaDesprés, Jean-PierreBouchard, ClaudeTremblay, Angelo2014-10-012014-10-0120132013Chaput J-P, McNeil J, Despre´s J-P, Bouchard C, Tremblay A (2013) Seven to Eight Hours of Sleep a Night Is Associated with a Lower Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome and Reduced Overall Cardiometabolic Risk in Adultshttp://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0072832&representation=PDFhttp://hdl.handle.net/10393/31676Previous studies looking at the relationship between sleep duration and the metabolic syndrome have only used a dichotomous approach (presence/absence) and failed to adjust for important confounding factors. The objective of the present study was to examine the association between self-reported sleep duration and features of the metabolic syndrome in adults.enSeven to eight hours of sleep a night is associated with a lower prevalence of the metabolic syndrome and reduced overall cardiometabolic risk in adultsArticle10.1371/journal.pone.0072832