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Sugary beverage consumption mediates the relationship between late chronotype, sleep duration, and weight increase among undergraduates: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Wei Li, Mengyun Wu, Fang Yuan, Huadong Zhang

Published in: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine | Issue 1/2018

Abstract

Background

The study aimed to explore whether sugary beverage consumption is a key mediator of late chronotype, sleep duration, and weight increase in college students in China.

Methods

The cross-sectional study was conducted in four universities using a sample of 800 undergraduate students recruited by cluster sampling. A self-reported questionnaire was given out to collect information, including the characteristic of social demography, state of physical exercise and sugary beverage intake, the types of chronotype, and psychological conditions. Then, two structural equation models (SEMs) were constructed to test the mediating effect of sugary beverage consumption.

Results

The significant indirect effect of sugary beverage consumption was found between chronotype and BMI (effect = − 0.03, SE = 0.01, 95% CI [− 0.05, − 0.02]) and between sleep duration and BMI (effect = − 0.12, SE = 0.05, 95% CI [− 0.16, − 0.09]). In addition, physical exercise and psychological condition also play mediating effects between chronotype and BMI (effect = − 0.04, SE = 0.01, 95% CI [− 0.06, − 0.01] and effect = − 0.03, SE = 0.02, 95% CI [− 0.05, − 0.01]), but their mediating effect was not found between sleep duration and BMI.

Conclusion

Preventive measures should be taken to decrease student’s sugary beverage consumption, improve physical exercise, and increase individual well-being to avoid the harmful effects of eveningness. Moreover, the issue of short sleep duration among college students may be further investigated in future research.

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Title: Sugary beverage consumption mediates the relationship between late chronotype, sleep duration, and weight increase among undergraduates: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Wei Li
Mengyun Wu
Fang Yuan
Huadong Zhang
Publication date: 01-12-2018
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 1342-078X
Electronic ISSN: 1347-4715
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12199-018-0754-8

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Sugary beverage consumption mediates the relationship between late chronotype, sleep duration, and weight increase among undergraduates: a cross-sectional study

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At a glance: The ONWARDS insulin icodec trials

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