Evening Chronotype Is Associated With Metabolic Disorders and Body Composition in Middle-Aged Adults

• Published in: The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism Vol. 100; no. 4; pp. 1494 - 1502
• Main Authors: Yu, Ji Hee, Yun, Chang-Ho, Ahn, Jae Hee, Suh, Sooyeon, Cho, Hyun Joo, Lee, Seung Ku, Yoo, Hye Jin, Seo, Ji A, Kim, Sin Gon, Choi, Kyung Mook, Baik, Sei Hyun, Choi, Dong Seop, Shin, Chol, Kim, Nan Hee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 01.04.2015; Copyright by The Endocrine Society
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological Clocks - physiology; Body Composition; Circadian Rhythm - physiology; Circadian rhythms; Computed tomography; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry; Epidemiology; Female; Glucose tolerance; Humans; Individuality; Life Style; Light effects; Male; Metabolic Diseases - epidemiology; Metabolic Diseases - physiopathology; Metabolic disorders; Metabolic syndrome; Middle age; Middle Aged; Obesity; Phenotype; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Sarcopenia; Sex differences; Sleep - physiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Republic of Korea

Context:Chronotype is a trait determining individual circadian preference in behavioral and biological rhythm relative to external light-dark cycle. However, little is known about the relationship between chronotype and metabolic disorders.Objective:The aim of this study was to examine whether late...