Children may sleep less when there is a full moon, but only by a few minutes, according to a new study conducted on kids from 12 countries, including India.

　　一项研究表明，孩童在满月时可能会减少几分钟的睡眠时间。这项研究对包括印度在内的12个国家的孩童进行了调查。

　　However, the study failed to find a link between the occurrence of the full moon and kids’ activity levels, debunking the myth that children are more hyper during a full moon.

　　然而，该研究并没有找到满月和孩童活动水平的联系，这使得孩童在满月期间更亢奋的谜团浮出水面。

　　Researchers from the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute in Canada analysed information from over 5,800 children, ages 9 to 11, from 12 countries - India, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, Kenya, Portugal, South Africa, the UK and the US.

　　加拿大东安大略儿童医院的研究人员分析了5800名儿童的数据。这些儿童年龄在九岁到十二岁不等，分别来自印度、澳大利亚、巴西、加拿大、中国、哥伦比亚、芬兰、肯尼亚、波兰、南美、英国和美国。

　　The children wore accelerometers - devices similar to fitness trackers that record body movement and can be used to monitor sleep - 24 hours a day, for at least seven days.

　　在至少七天之内，这些孩童全天都佩戴加速器。加速器和健身追踪器功能相似，能够记录身体活动和监控睡眠。

　　Results showed that children’s activity levels - including the amount of time they spent doing high- and low-intensity activity, and their sedentary time - were about the same during a full moon and new moon.

　　结果显示，孩子们的活动水平在满月期间和新月期间的水平相同。活动水平的数据包括他们进行高强度、低强度活动的时间以及久坐的时间。

　　However, children’s sleep time was about 5 minutes shorter on nights with a full moon, compared to nights with a new moon, ’Live Science’ reported.

　　Live Science杂志报道称，但是儿童在满月夜的睡眠时间比新月夜少了大约五分钟。

　　This is about one per cent of children’s total sleep time, researchers said.

　　研究人员表示，这大约是一名儿童总共睡眠时间的1%。

　　One possible reason could be that the brightness of the full moon interferes with children’s sleep, they said.

　　他们表示，一个可能的原因是明亮的满月干扰了孩子们的睡眠。

　　The study was published in the journal Frontiers in Pediatrics.

　　该研究在期刊《儿科前沿》上出版。

（编辑：何莹莹）