Investigating adiposity in childhood and adulthood on later life sleep health: a lifecourse Mendelian randomization study
Sweta Pathak, Tom G. Richardson, Eleanor C. M. Sanderson, Nikhil Arora, Linn Beate Strand, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Laxmi Bhatta, Ben Michael Brumpton
This study uses Mendelian randomization to examine the lifecourse effects of childhood and adulthood adiposity on sleep health outcomes, finding that adult adiposity is a risk factor for insomnia while childhood adiposity may have protective effects when maintained in adulthood.
medRxiv · Aug 31, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine