Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2015

Department

Health and Sport Sciences

Abstract

This study examined associations of sleep and minutes spent in moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) with C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin (IL)-6 among persons living with HIV (PLWH). Cross-sectional analyses (n=45) focused on associations of inflammatory outcomes (i.e., CRP and IL-6) with actigraph-derived sleep duration, latency, and efficiency; bedtime; wake time; and wake-after-sleep-onset; as well as MVPA. Least square means for CRP and IL-6 by levels of sleep and MVPA were computed from general linear models. Individuals below the median of sleep duration, above the median for bedtime, and below the median of MVPA minutes had higher CRP or IL-6 levels. Generally, individuals with both low MVPA and poor sleep characteristics had higher inflammation levels than those with more MVPA and better sleep. Understanding the combined impact of multiple lifestyle/behavioral factors on inflammation could inform intervention strategies to reduce inflammation and therefore, chronic disease risk.

Comments

This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Aids and Behavior. The final authenticated version is available online at: http://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-014-0949-y

Original Publication Information

Wirth, M.D., et al. “Association of markers of inflammation with sleep and physical activity among people living with HIV or AIDS.” 2015. AIDS and Behavior 19(6): 1098-1107.

DOI

10.1007/s10461-014-0949-y

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