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Adequate sleep is critical for optimal health and functioning, yet insufficient sleep remains a widespread public health problem in children and adults worldwide. Cross-sectional studies have suggested that short sleep duration is associated with hyperlipidemia, particularly in older adult women. Now, researchers have conducted the first longitudinal study of this association. They performed a multivariable analysis of data collected during three interviews conducted over a 6-year period from students who were in grades 7 through 12 at baseline. Of 14,257 participants, 618 reported receiving a diagnosis of high cholesterol at the final visit.
Shorter self-reported sleep duration at the first or second visit was significantly associated with …