Sleep and BMI in South African urban and rural, high and low-income preschool children

dc.contributor.authorRae, Dale E
dc.contributor.authorTomaz, Simone A
dc.contributor.authorJones, Rachel A
dc.contributor.authorHinkley, Trina
dc.contributor.authorTwine, Rhian
dc.contributor.authorKahn, Kathleen
dc.contributor.authorNorris, Shane A
dc.contributor.authorDraper, Catherine E
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-31T22:39:42Z
dc.date.available2021-03-31T22:39:42Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-23
dc.date.updated2021-03-28T03:08:09Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background The extent to which income setting or rural and urban environments modify the association between sleep and obesity in young children is unclear. The aims of this cross-sectional observational study were to (i) describe and compare sleep in South African preschool children from rural low-income (RL), urban low-income (UL) and urban high-income (UH) settings; and (ii) test for associations between sleep parameters and body mass index (BMI). Methods Participants were preschoolers (5.2 ± 0.7y, 49.5% boys) from RL (n = 111), UL (n = 65) and UH (n = 22) settings. Height and weight were measured. Sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity were assessed using accelerometery. Results UL children had higher BMI z-scores (median: 0.39; interquartile range: − 0.27, 0.99) than the UH (− 0.38; − 0.88, 0.11) and RL (− 0.08; − 0.83, 0.53) children (p = 0.001). The UL children had later bedtimes (p < 0.001) and wake-up times (p < 0.001) and shorter 24 h (p < 0.001) and nocturnal (p < 0.001) sleep durations than the RL and UH children. After adjusting for age, sex, setting, SB and PA, for every hour less sleep obtained (24 h and nocturnal), children were 2.28 (95% CI: 1.28–4.35) and 2.22 (95% CI: 1.27–3.85) more likely, respectively, to belong to a higher BMI z-score quartile. Conclusions Shorter sleep is associated with a higher BMI z-score in South African preschoolers, despite high levels of PA, with UL children appearing to be particularly vulnerable.
dc.identifier.apacitationRae, D. E., Tomaz, S. A., Jones, R. A., Hinkley, T., Twine, R., Kahn, K., ... Draper, C. E. (2021). Sleep and BMI in South African urban and rural, high and low-income preschool children. <i>BMC Public Health</i>, 23(1), 571. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33208en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRae, Dale E, Simone A Tomaz, Rachel A Jones, Trina Hinkley, Rhian Twine, Kathleen Kahn, Shane A Norris, and Catherine E Draper "Sleep and BMI in South African urban and rural, high and low-income preschool children." <i>BMC Public Health</i> 23, 1. (2021): 571. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33208en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRae, D.E., Tomaz, S.A., Jones, R.A., Hinkley, T., Twine, R., Kahn, K., Norris, S.A. & Draper, C.E. et al. 2021. Sleep and BMI in South African urban and rural, high and low-income preschool children. <i>BMC Public Health.</i> 23(1):571. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33208en_ZA
dc.identifier.risTY - AU - Rae, Dale E AU - Tomaz, Simone A AU - Jones, Rachel A AU - Hinkley, Trina AU - Twine, Rhian AU - Kahn, Kathleen AU - Norris, Shane A AU - Draper, Catherine E AB - Abstract Background The extent to which income setting or rural and urban environments modify the association between sleep and obesity in young children is unclear. The aims of this cross-sectional observational study were to (i) describe and compare sleep in South African preschool children from rural low-income (RL), urban low-income (UL) and urban high-income (UH) settings; and (ii) test for associations between sleep parameters and body mass index (BMI). Methods Participants were preschoolers (5.2 ± 0.7y, 49.5% boys) from RL (n = 111), UL (n = 65) and UH (n = 22) settings. Height and weight were measured. Sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity were assessed using accelerometery. Results UL children had higher BMI z-scores (median: 0.39; interquartile range: − 0.27, 0.99) than the UH (− 0.38; − 0.88, 0.11) and RL (− 0.08; − 0.83, 0.53) children (p = 0.001). The UL children had later bedtimes (p < 0.001) and wake-up times (p < 0.001) and shorter 24 h (p < 0.001) and nocturnal (p < 0.001) sleep durations than the RL and UH children. After adjusting for age, sex, setting, SB and PA, for every hour less sleep obtained (24 h and nocturnal), children were 2.28 (95% CI: 1.28–4.35) and 2.22 (95% CI: 1.27–3.85) more likely, respectively, to belong to a higher BMI z-score quartile. Conclusions Shorter sleep is associated with a higher BMI z-score in South African preschoolers, despite high levels of PA, with UL children appearing to be particularly vulnerable. DA - 2021-03-23 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Sleep KW - Adiposity KW - Early childhood KW - Low- and middle-income country LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2021 T1 - Sleep and BMI in South African urban and rural, high and low-income preschool children TI - Sleep and BMI in South African urban and rural, high and low-income preschool children UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33208 ER -en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10591-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/33208
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRae DE, Tomaz SA, Jones RA, Hinkley T, Twine R, Kahn K, et al. Sleep and BMI in South African urban and rural, high and low-income preschool children. BMC Public Health. 2021;23(1):571. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33208.en_ZA
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dc.sourceBMC Public Health
dc.source.journalissue1
dc.source.journalvolume23
dc.source.pagination571
dc.source.urihttps://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/
dc.subjectSleep
dc.subjectAdiposity
dc.subjectEarly childhood
dc.subjectLow- and middle-income country
dc.titleSleep and BMI in South African urban and rural, high and low-income preschool children
dc.typeJournal Article
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