Children who slept <10 hours/day at ages 3-4 years had worse maternal-reported executive function and behavioral difficulties at age 7 than children with age-appropriate sleep¶
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q3 i? In multivariable models, children sleeping <10 hours/day at 3-4 years scored 2.11 points higher (95% CI: 0.17, 4.05) on maternal-reported BRIEF global executive composite at age 7 than children sleeping ≥11 hours/day. → Taveras Elsie M. MD 2017
q3 i? Children sleeping <10 hours/day at 3-4 years scored 1.91 points higher (95% CI: 0.78, 3.05) on maternal-reported SDQ total difficulties at age 7 than children with age-appropriate sleep. → Taveras Elsie M. MD 2017 (2)
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Taveras Elsie M. MD 2017¶
Taveras Elsie M. MD, MPH; Rifas-Shiman Sheryl L. MPH; Bub Kristen L. EdD; Gillman Matthew W. MD, SM; Oken Emily MD, MPH. (2017). Prospective Study of Insufficient Sleep and Neurobehavioral Functioning among School-Age Children. Academic Pediatrics. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5545152/
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Multivariable linear regression in the Project Viva pre-birth cohort (n=1046), adjusted for sociodemographics, HOME-SF, child race/ethnicity, TV viewing, and prior-period sleep. Children sleeping "<10 hours/day at 3ŌĆō4 years" had worse maternal-reported BRIEF (2.11 points; 95% CI: 0.17, 4.05) and SDQ (1.91 points; 95% CI: 0.78, 3.05) at age 7.
"children with sleep durations <10 hours/day at 3ŌĆō4 years had worse maternal-reported mid-childhood scores for both the BRIEF general executive composite (2.11 points; 95% CI: 0.17, 4.05) and SDQ total difficulties (1.91 points; 95% CI: 0.78, 3.05) scores than those with age-appropriate sleep durations"
Taveras Elsie M. MD 2017 (2)¶
Taveras Elsie M. MD, MPH; Rifas-Shiman Sheryl L. MPH; Bub Kristen L. EdD; Gillman Matthew W. MD, SM; Oken Emily MD, MPH. (2017). Prospective Study of Insufficient Sleep and Neurobehavioral Functioning among School-Age Children. Academic Pediatrics. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5545152/
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Same multivariable model as the BRIEF finding; the SDQ total difficulties estimate for children sleeping <10 hours/day at 3-4 years was 1.91 points (95% CI: 0.78, 3.05) versus children with age-appropriate sleep. Higher scores indicate greater difficulties.
"children with sleep durations <10 hours/day at 3ŌĆō4 years had worse maternal-reported mid-childhood scores for both the BRIEF general executive composite (2.11 points; 95% CI: 0.17, 4.05) and SDQ total difficulties (1.91 points; 95% CI: 0.78, 3.05) scores than those with age-appropriate sleep durations"
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Children who slept <10 hours/day at ages 3-4 years had worse maternal-reported executive function and behavioral difficulties at age 7 than children with age-appropriate sleep |
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Children who slept <10 hours/day at ages 3-4 years had worse maternal-reported executive function and behavioral difficulties at age 7 than children with age-appropriate sleep |
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2017 |
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2 — taveras-elsie-m-md-2017, taveras-elsie-m-md-2017-2 |
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