Highlights
• Insufficient sleep is well known to be an important risk factor for falls.

• The effect of weekend catch-up sleep on falls has not been studied in adolescents.

• Short sleep duration was found to be a major risk factor for falls in adolescents.

• Longer sleep duration may reduce the risk of falls among adolescents.

• Longer weekend catch-up sleep may have a protective effect against falls.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389945719316569