Observational Study
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World J Clin Cases. Jan 6, 2024; 12(1): 86-94
Published online Jan 6, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i1.86
Interaction between adolescent sleep rhythms and gender in an obese population
Nan-Nan Wu, Guo-Li Yan, Hong-Yu Zhang, Ling Sun, Min Hou, Guang-Ming Xu
Nan-Nan Wu, Min Hou, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin 300222, China
Guo-Li Yan, Hong-Yu Zhang, Guang-Ming Xu, Mental Health Center of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Anding Hospital, Tianjin 300222, China
Ling Sun, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychology, Mental Health Center of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300222, China
Co-first authors: Nan-Nan Wu and Guo-Li Yan.
Author contributions: Wu NN and Yan GL contribute equally; Wu NN and Yan GL was responsible for literature design of the study, acquiring and analyzing data from the survey, and writing of the actual manuscript; Zhang HY was responsible for article review and article writing; Zhang HY were responsible for data statistics; Sun L, Hou M and Xu GM were responsible for article revision.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Anding Hospital in Tianjin, No. 2021-42.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No conflict-of-interest statement.
Data sharing statement: Data sharing consent was not obtained.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Guang-Ming Xu, PhD, Chief Physician, Mental Health Center of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Anding Hospital, No. 13 Liulin Road, Hexi District, Tianjin 300222, China. xugm@tmu.edu.cn
Received: August 29, 2023
Peer-review started: August 29, 2023
First decision: September 13, 2023
Revised: September 27, 2023
Accepted: December 1, 2023
Article in press: December 1, 2023
Published online: January 6, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The obesity rates of male adolescents is higher than that of female adolescents, and older adolescents have a protective effect on obesity of different genders. The study shows that sleep rhythm and gender have an interactive effect on adolescent obesity, and the combination of evening-type sleep and male sexuality promotes the development of adolescent obesity. In formulating measures to prevent adolescent obesity, attention should be paid to the obesity problem of male adolescents with evening-type sleep.