Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To examine the association between total sleep duration and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) in older Chinese.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study (GBCS) was performed. Participants (n = 29,333) were aged ≥50 years. Risk of MetSyn and its components were identified for self-reported total sleep duration.
RESULTS
Participants reporting long (≥9 h) and short (
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2317-9 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Diabetes Care |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2011 |