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. 2015 Nov 18;100(12):4612–4620. doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-2923

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics and their Correlation with Chronotype and Social Jetlag

Variable Chronotype r SJL r
Demographics
    Age 42.7 (7.4) −0.20** 0.01
    Sex 47.0% male −0.05a 0.04a
    Race 83.2% white −0.01a 0.04a
    Education, y 17.0 (2.8) −0.04 −0.10*
    Family income 17.7% > $110 000 −0.11* −0.03
    Employment status 89.7% full-time 0.03a −0.08a
    Marital status 63.1% married 0.08a 0.05a
Sleep characteristics
    Chronotype 39.3 (7.2) 0.13**
    Wake time 6:31 am (1 h 8 min) 0.49** 0.03
    Bed time 11:41 pm (1 h 11 min) 0.52** 0.05
    Sleep duration 6.8h (54 min) −0.06 −0.03
    Sleep debt, h 1.2 (1.0) 0.11* 0.44**
    Sleep efficiency, % 83.2 (5.2) 0.00 −0.02
    PSQI total 5.0 (2.6) 0.13** 0.12**
Depression and health behaviors
    CES-D total 8.5 (7.9) 0.13** 0.02
    Physical activity, kcal/d 2810.0 (2132.1) −0.18** −0.10*
    Caloric intake, kcal/d 1873.6 (829.9) 0.05 0.00
    Alcohol intake, drinks/wk 1.6 (2.5) 0.07 0.03
    Smoking status 11.6% current smoker 0.05a 0.08a
Health outcomes
    Heart rate, bpm 33.4 (4.2) 0.10* 0.04
    Systolic BP, mm Hg 115.0 (11.1) −0.03 −0.06
    Diastolic BP, mm Hg 72.1 (8.2) −0.01 0.02
    Total cholesterol, mg/dL 200.66 (38.7) 0.00 0.09
    HDL, mg/dL 55.8 (15.1) −0.11* −0.06
    LDL, mg/dL 122.8 (32.4) 0.01 0.09
    Triglycerides, mg/dL 109 (68.2) 0.11* 0.10*
    Waist circumference, cm 90.1 (14.2) 0.05 0.12**
    BMI, kg/m2 26.8 (5.2) 0.04 0.15**
    Fasting glucose, mg/dL 98.1 (10.2) 0.06 0.09
    Fasting insulin, μU/mL 12.4 (6.2) 0.06 0.09
    HOMA-IR 3.0 (1.7) 0.07 0.10*

Data are expressed as mean (SD) unless stated otherwise. Correlations with chronotype were conducted with an inversed CSM total score for ease of interpretation (a higher score represents greater eveningness).

a

Point biserial r conducted with the described category of each variable serving as the comparison group.

*

P < .05.

**

P < .01.