Social jetlag, obesity and metabolic disorder: investigation in a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is one of the leading causes of preventable death worldwide. Circadian rhythms are known to control both sleep timing and energy homeostasis, and disruptions in circadian rhythms have been linked with metabolic dysfunction and obesity-associated disease. In previous research, social jetlag, a measure of chronic circadian disruption caused by the discrepancy between our internal versus social clocks, was associated with elevated self-reported body mass index, possibly indicative of a more generalized association with obesity and metabolic dysfunction.

Methods

We studied participants from the population-representative Dunedin Longitudinal Study (N=1037) to determine whether social jetlag was associated with clinically assessed measurements of metabolic pheno

SUBMITTER: Parsons MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4422765 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature