Distribution of dim light melatonin offset (DLMOff) and phase relationship to waketime in healthy adults and associations with chronotype

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OBJECTIVES: Dim light melatonin onset, or the rise in melatonin levels representing the beginning of the biological night, is the gold standard indicator of circadian phase. Considerably less is known about dim light melatonin offset, or the decrease in melatonin to low daytime levels representing the end of the biological night. In the context of insufficient sleep, morning circadian misalignment, or energy intake after waketime but before dim light melatonin offset, is linked to impaired insulin sensitivity, suggesting the need to characterize dim light melatonin offset and identify risk for morning circadian misalignment.

METHODS: We examined the distributions of dim light melatonin offset clock hour and the phase relationship between dim light melatonin offset and waketime, and associations between dim light melatonin offset, phase relationship, and chronotype in healthy adults (N = 62) who completed baseline protocols measuring components of the circadian melatonin rhythm and chronotype.

RESULTS: 74.4% demonstrated dim light melatonin offset after waketime, indicating most healthy adults wake up before the end of biological night. Later chronotype (morningness-eveningness, mid-sleep on free days corrected, and average mid-sleep) was associated with later dim light melatonin offset clock hour. Later chronotype was also associated with a larger, positive phase relationship between dim light melatonin offset and waketime, except for morningness-eveningness.

CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest morning circadian misalignment risk among healthy adults, which would not be detected if only dim light melatonin onset were assessed. Chronotype measured by sleep timing may better predict this risk in healthy adults keeping a consistent sleep schedule than morningness-eveningness preferences. Additional research is needed to develop circadian biomarkers to predict dim light melatonin offset and evaluate appropriate dim light melatonin offset timing to promote health.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Sleep health - 10(2024), 1S vom: 20. Feb., Seite S76-S83

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cox, Rebecca C [VerfasserIn]
Blumenstein, Alivia B [VerfasserIn]
Burke, Tina M [VerfasserIn]
Depner, Christopher M [VerfasserIn]
Guerin, Molly K [VerfasserIn]
Hay-Arthur, Emily [VerfasserIn]
Higgins, Janine [VerfasserIn]
Knauer, Oliver A [VerfasserIn]
Lanza, Shannon M [VerfasserIn]
Markwald, Rachel R [VerfasserIn]
Melanson, Edward L [VerfasserIn]
McHill, Andrew W [VerfasserIn]
Morton, Sarah J [VerfasserIn]
Ritchie, Hannah K [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Mark R [VerfasserIn]
Smits, Alexandra N [VerfasserIn]
Sprecher, Kate E [VerfasserIn]
Stothard, Ellen R [VerfasserIn]
Withrow, Dana [VerfasserIn]
Wright, Kenneth P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chronotype
Circadian misalignment
Dim light melatonin offset
Dim light melatonin onset
JL5DK93RCL
Journal Article
Melatonin
Melatonin duration
Phase angle of entrainment

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Date Completed 22.04.2024

Date Revised 22.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.sleh.2023.08.017

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NLM362732809