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Marcia L. Stefanick, Ph.D.

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  • The association between sleep duration and obesity in older adults.

    Patel SR, Blackwell T, Redline S, Ancoli-Israel S, Cauley JA, Hillier TA, Lewis CE, Orwoll ES, Stefanick ML, Taylor BC, Yaffe K, Stone KL. Int J Obes (Lond). 2008; 32 (12): 1825-34

    Reduced sleep has been reported to predict obesity in children and young adults. However, studies based on self-report have been unable to identify an association in older populations. In this study, the cross-sectional associations between sleep duration measured objectively and measures of weight and body composition were assessed in two cohorts of older adults.

    PubMedID: 18936766

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