Chronotype and metabolic syndrome in midlife: findings from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966
Taru Lappalainen, Heidi Jurvelin, Mikko P. Tulppo, Paula Pesonen, Juha Auvinen, Markku Timonen
Abstract
Only a few studies have been conducted on the association between chronotype and metabolic syndrome in unselected population data, with conflicting results. In this population-based cohort study of 5,113 participants, the evening chronotype associated with metabolic syndrome in women when there was no such association in men. The result supports a previous South Korean population study of 1,620 participants, in which the association was also found in women, but not in men.
Topics & Concepts
ChronotypeMetabolic syndromePopulationMedicineEveningCohortMorningDemographyCohort studyInternal medicineObesityEnvironmental healthSociologyPhysicsAstronomyCardiovascular Health and Risk FactorsHealth Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention