Daily rhythms, light exposure and social jetlag correlate with demographic characteristics and health in a nationally representative survey.

ABSTRACT: The timing of daily activity in humans have been associated with various demographic and health-related factors, but the possibly complex patterns of confounding and interaction between these has not been systematically explored. We use data from Hungarostudy 2021, a nationally representative survey of 7000 Hungarian adults to assess the relationship between self-reported chronotype, social jetlag (using the Munich Chronotype Questionnaire), demographic variables and self-reported health and demographic variables, including ethnic minority membership. Supporting the validity of self-reports, participants with later chronotypes reported the lowest daytime sleepiness at a later clock time. We found that older age, female sex, a more eastward and southward geographical position, residence in

SUBMITTER: Ujma PP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10387097 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature