![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/how-the-time-you-go-to-bed-can-predict-your-risk-of-killer-diabetes/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/NINTCHDBPICT000844228383-1.jpg&description=ON THE CLOCK Published : 22:00, 11 Sep 2023 NIGHT owls are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who pass out early, scientists say. US researchers found people who stay up all hours and wake up late are at a 19 per cent greater risk. 1 Night owls are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who clock out early Credit: Getty Author Dr Tianyi Huang, from Brigham and Women's Hospital, said sleeping patterns are "partly genetically determined so it may be difficult to change". "People who think they are 'night owls' may need to pay more attention to their lifestyle because their evening chronotype may add increased risk for type 2 diabetes," he added. By chronotype, the scientists mean an individual's natural tendency to seek activity and sleep at different times. The research team previously found that people with more irregular sleep schedules are at higher risk of developing diabetes and heart disease . They also found people with evening chronotypes are more likely to have irregular sleep patterns. For the new study, they wanted to understand the relationship between chronotype and diabetes risk so looked at the role of lifestyle factors as well. The team analysed data from more than 63,000 female nurses and included self-reported chronotype - the extent to which the participants perceived themselves to be an evening person or a morning person, as well as diet quality, weight and body mass index (BMI), sleep timing plus drinking and smoking habits. Around one in nine of the participants reported having a 'definite evening' chronotype, while just over a third (35 per cent) reported having 'definite morning' chronotype. The rest were labelled as 'intermediate' - meaning they either identified as being neither a morning nor evening type or as being only slightly more one than the other. The evening chronotype was associated with a 72 per cent increased risk for diabetes before accounting for lifestyle factors. After factoring these things in, an e){kind=link}
NIGHT owls are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who pass out early, scientists say.
US researchers found people who stay up all hours and wake up late are at a 19 per cent greater risk.
Author Dr Tianyi Huang, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said sleeping patterns are “partly genetically determined so it may be difficult to change”.
“People who think they are ‘night owls’ may need to pay more attention to their lifestyle because their evening chronotype may add increased risk for type 2 diabetes,” he added.
By chronotype, the scientists mean an individual’s natural tendency to seek activity and sleep at different times.