Association between Chronotype, Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this systematic review is to compile and assess the scientific evidence about the relationship between chronotypes and physical activity (PA). Methods: A systematic review was executed using a structured electronic search in PubMED, Cochrane Library, PsycInfo and Trip Database. The searches employed keywords such as chronotype, sleep, acrophase, chronotype preference, morningness, physical activity and sedentary, using MeSH terms. JBI critical tools were used to appraise methodological aspects.

Results

This systematic review includes 23 studies and a total of 505,375 participants. The results show that evening chronotypes are associated with less PA and more time in sedentary activities. It occurs independently of the instruments used to collect

SUBMITTER: Sempere-Rubio N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9367887 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature