title: Lifestyle Intervention for Sleep Disturbances Among Overweight or Obese Individuals.
abstract: Little is known about the effect of different lifestyle interventions on sleep disturbances among sedentary obese or overweight persons. We randomized men and women aged 35-65 to 6 months of a weight loss diet (D); or D combined with supervised exercise training D + E. Measurements were self-reported sleep disturbances, the Profile of Mood States questionnaire, BMI, total abdominal subcutaneous and visceral fat by magnetic resonance imaging, and aerobic fitness expressed as VO2peak. The groups did not differ in changes for body weight, abdominal total fat, VO2peak, and sleep disturbances. The novel finding herein is that reduced abdominal subcutaneous fat and depressive symptoms, with either D or D + E were associated with less sleep disturbances.
authors.affiliation: a Yale University School of Nursing , Orange , Connecticut.
authors.forename: Soohyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.affiliation: b Division of Cardiology , The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore , Maryland.
authors.forename: Kerry J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.affiliation: c Department of Kinesiology , Towson University , Towson , Maryland.
authors.forename: Devon A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Dobrosielski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D050152:Intra-Abdominal Fat; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D010809:Physical Fitness; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D057566:Self Report; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D050507:Subcutaneous Fat, Abdominal; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015431:Weight Loss