Association of Exposure to Artificial Light at Night While Sleeping With Risk of Obesity in Women.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Short sleep has been associated with obesity, but to date the association between exposure to artificial light at night (ALAN) while sleeping and obesity is unknown.

Objective

To determine whether ALAN exposure while sleeping is associated with the prevalence and risk of obesity.

Design, setting, and participants

This baseline and prospective analysis included women aged 35 to 74 years enrolled in the Sister Study in all 50 US states and Puerto Rico from July 2003 through March 2009. Follow-up was completed on August 14, 2015. A total of 43 722 women with no history of cancer or cardiovascular disease who were not shift workers, daytime sleepers, or pregnant at baseline were included in the analysis. Data were analyzed from September 1, 2017, through Decemb

SUBMITTER: Park YM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6563591 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature