The mediating role of sleep in the relationship between Indigenous status and body mass index in Australian school-aged children.
CONCLUSIONS: Sleep duration plays an important mediating role in the relationship between Indigenous status and BMI in this Australian sample. Modification of sleep duration for Indigenous children may lead to longer-term positive health outcomes.
PMID: 30471159 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Rural Remote Health - Category: Rural Health Authors: Deacon-Crouch M, Begg S, Tucci J, Skinner I, Skinner T Tags: J Paediatr Child Health Source Type: research
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