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The association between sleep health and weight change during a 12-month behavioral weight loss intervention

International Journal of Obesity volume 45, pages 639–649 (2021)Cite this article

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Abstract

Background

Prior research on the relationship between sleep and attempted weight loss failed to recognize the multidimensional nature of sleep. We examined the relationship between a composite measure of sleep health and change in weight and body composition among adults in a weight loss intervention.

Methods

Adults (N = 125) with overweight or obesity (50.3 ± 10.6 years, 91% female, 81% white) participated in a 12-month behavioral weight loss intervention, with assessments of sleep, weight, fat mass, and fat-free mass at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months. Six sleep dimensions (regularity, satisfaction, alertness, timing, efficiency, and duration) were categorized as “good” or “poor” using questionnaires and actigraphy. A composite score was calculated by summing the number of “good” dimensions. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was assessed in a subsample (n = 117), using the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) to determine OSA severity. Linear mixed modeling was used to examine the relationships between sleep health and outcomes of percent weight, fat mass, or fat-free mass change during the subsequent 6-month interval, adjusting for age, sex, bed partner, and race; an additional model adjusted for AHI.

Results

Mean baseline and 6-month sleep health was 4.5 ± 1.1 and 4.5 ± 1.2, respectively. Mean weight, fat mass, and fat-free mass changes from 0 to 6 months were −9.3 ± 6.1%, −16.9 ± 13.5%, and −3.4 ± 3.4%, respectively, and 0.4 ± 4.8%, −0.3 ± 10.3%, and 0.7 ± 4.1% from 6 to 12 months. Better sleep health was associated with greater subsequent weight loss (P = 0.016) and fat loss (P = 0.006), but not fat-free mass loss (P = 0.232). Following AHI adjustment, the association between sleep health and weight loss was attenuated (P = 0.102) but remained significant with fat loss (P = 0.040). Regularity, satisfaction, timing, and efficiency were each associated with weight and/or fat loss (P ≤ 0.041).

Conclusions

Better sleep health was associated with greater weight and fat loss, with associations attenuated after accounting for OSA severity. Future studies should explore whether improving sleep health, OSA, or the combination improves weight loss.

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Funding for this study was provided by National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant R01HL107370 (PI: LEB). Additional investigator support for CEK, DDM, and ERC was provided by NIH grants K23HL118318 (PI: CEK), R01HL107370-S1 (PI: DDM), and K24NR016685 (PI: ERC). The ApneaLink Plus devices used in this study were donated by ResMed, Inc. ResMed had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the paper.

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    Christopher E. Kline

  2. School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Eileen R. Chasens, Susan M. Sereika, Christopher C. Imes, Jacob K. Kariuki & Lora E. Burke

  3. Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Zhadyra Bizhanova, Susan M. Sereika, Dara D. Mendez & Lora E. Burke

  4. Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Susan M. Sereika

  5. Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Daniel J. Buysse

  6. Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA

    Mia I. Cajita

  7. Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

    Stephen L. Rathbun

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Kline, C.E., Chasens, E.R., Bizhanova, Z. et al. The association between sleep health and weight change during a 12-month behavioral weight loss intervention. Int J Obes 45, 639–649 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-020-00728-8

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