Susan Redline

TL;DR: Quantitative measures of macronutrient intake in adolescents were associated with objectively measured sleep duration, suggesting that short sleep duration may increase obesity risk by causing small changes in eating patterns that cumulatively alter energy balance.

TL;DR: This work characterize spindles in 11,630 individuals aged 4 to 97 years, as a prelude to future genetic studies and identifies previously unappreciated correlates of spindle activity, including confounding by body mass index mediated by cardiac interference in the EEG.

TL;DR: Evidence is found of the internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the PSQI and ESS in older men that are commonly used to quantify sleep and excessive daytime sleepiness in older adults.

TL;DR: The authors evaluated the ability of a questionnaire to identify increased apnea activity (IAA) in 465 participants in an epidemiologic study of OSA, and found that 16 questions, grouped into five factors (functional impact of sleepiness, self-reported breathing disturbances, roommate-observed breathing disorder, driving impairment, and insomnia) explained 67% of the variance in questionnaire data.

TL;DR: The close association between MetS and SDB and their putative interacting pathophysiologies suggests a need to develop screening, prevention, and treatment strategies for both disorders in high-risk, overweight adolescents.