Associations of Socioeconomic Adversity and Sleep With Allostatic Load Among Toddlers
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A longitudinal study to examine the relationships among sleep characteristics, stress, and child behavior problems in a community sample of toddlers (12-24 months- ages 12-15 months at enrollment) living in socioeconomically disadvantaged homes
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The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships among sleep characteristics, stress (allostatic load), and health among toddlers living in economically stressed communities. Sleep difficulty, including short sleep duration and poor sleep efficiency, is closely related to measures of stress, including interleukin (IL-6), cortisol, c-reactive proteins (CRP), secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA), and body mass index (BMI) and may therefore contribute to 'wear and tear' on the body (allostatic load), a problem that places children at high risk of physical and mental health problems. Young children who live with socioeconomic adversity are especially vulnerable to both sleep difficulty and higher levels of physiologic stress (allostatic load).
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- Toddlers (12-24 months- ages 12-15 months at enrollment) living in socioeconomically disadvantaged homes.
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- If the toddler has a diagnosis of sleep apnea or has another documented medical condition affecting sleep.
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100 participants in 1 patient group
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