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Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2014 Nov 6;166(3):632–639. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.11.001

Table 4. Associations between sleep duration across childhood and Obesity at age 15. N=1,899.

Minimally adjusted a Confounder adjusted b Confounder adjusted
with additional
adjustment for SDB
cluster c
OR (95% CI)d OR (95% CI)d OR (95% CI)d
Sleep duration at 18 months d,e
Short 1.48 (1.00 to 2.17)
P=0.05
1.22 (0.80 to 1.84)
P=0.35
1.23 (0.81 to 1.86)
P=0.34
Average 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Long 1.16 (0.75 to 1.80)
P=0.50
1.05 (0.65 to 1.68)
P=0.85
1.05 (0.65 to 1.69)
P=0.85
Sleep duration at 2.5 years d,e
Short 1.44 (0.98 to 2.10)
P=0.06
1.38 (0.92 to 2.08)
P=0.12
1.33 (0.89 to 2.01)
P=0.17
Average 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Long 0.50 (0.26 to 0.97)
P=0.04
0.53 (0.26 to 1.05)
P=0.07
0.53 (0.27 to 1.06)
P=0.07
Sleep duration at 4.75 years d,e
Short 2.21 (1.52 to 3.20)
P<0.001
1.99 (1.34 to 2.96)
P=0.001
2.04 (1.36 to 3.04)
P=0.001
Average 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Long 1.08 (0.64 to 1.84)
P=0.77
0.82 (0.46 to 1.47)
P=0.51
0.86 (0.48 to 1.55)
P=0.62
Sleep duration at 5.75 years d,e
Short 1.54 (1.08 to 2.20)
P=0.02
1.62 (1.10 to 2.37)
P=0.01
1.64 (1.11 to 2.41)
P=0.01
Average 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Long 0.83 (0.55 to 1.25)
P=0.38
0.72 (0.46 to 1.12)
P=0.14
0.73 (0.47 to 1.13)
P=0.16
Sleep duration at 6.75 years d,e
Short 1.50 (1.00 to 2.25)
P=0.05
1.34 (0.87 to 2.06)
P=0.19
1.33 (0.86 to 2.06)
P=0.20
Average 1 (ref) 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Long 0.94 (0.58 to 1.54)
P=0.81
0.81 (0.48 to 1.37)
P=0.43
0.82 (0.48 to 1.39)
P=0.46
a

Analyses are adjusted only for child’s sex and age at BMI assessment

b

Analyses are adjusted for child’s sex, age at BMI/height assessment and birth weight, child’s estimated weight and height at 6 months, maternal education, age, parity and pre-pregnancy BMI, and tonsil/adenoidectomy.

c

Analyses are adjusted for the same variables as above, with the addition of SDB clusters

d

Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for Obesity compared with normal weight at age 15 years - compare short and long sleep duration with average sleep duration. Obesity is defined as BMI greater than the 95% percentile for age and sex, according to the International Obesity Task Force

e

At 18 months and 2.5 years, short sleep duration is ≤10 hours; average sleep duration is >10 and <12.5 hours, long sleep duration is ≥12.5 hours. At 4.75 years, short sleep duration is ≤10.5 hours; average sleep duration is >10.5 and <12.08 hours, long sleep duration is ≥12.08 hours. At 5.75 years, short sleep duration is ≤10.5 hours; average sleep duration is >10.5 and <12.0 hours, long sleep duration is ≥12.0 hours. At 6.75 years, short sleep duration is ≤9.5 hours; average sleep duration is >9.5 and <11.75 hours, long sleep duration is >≥11.75 hours.