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Distribution and heritability of diurnal preference (chronotype) in a rural Brazilian family-based cohort, the Baependi study

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von Schantz, Malcolm, Taporoski, Tamara P., Horimoto, Andréa R. V. R., Duarte, Nubia E., Vallada, Homero, Krieger, José E., Pedrazzoli, Mario, Negrão, André B. +1 more·2015·Scientific Reports

Abstract

Diurnal preference (chronotype) is a useful instrument for studying circadian biology in humans. It harbours trait-like dimensions relating to circadian period and sleep homeostasis, but also has ontogenetic components (morningness increases with age). We used the Morningness-Eveningness questionnaire (MEQ) in the Baependi study, a family-based cohort study based in a small town in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The population is highly admixed and has a cohesive and conservative lifestyle. 825 individuals (497 female) aged 18-89 years (average ± SD = 46.4 ± 16.3) and belonging to 112 different families participated in this study. The average MEQ score was 63.5 ± 11.2 with a significant (P < 0.0001) linear increase with age. Morningness was significantly (P < 0.0001) higher in the rural (70.2 ± 9.8) than in the municipal zone (62.6 ± 11.1), and was also significantly (P = 0.025) higher in male (64.6 ± 10.9) than in female (62.8 ± 11.2) participants. Thus, in spite of universal access to electricity, the Baependi population was strongly shifted towards morningness, particularly in the rural zone. Heritability of MEQ score was 0.48 when adjusted for sex and age, or 0.38 when adjusted for sex, age, and residential zone. The reported MEQ score heritability is more akin to those of previous twin studies than previous family studies.

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  • Variations in chronotype between urban and rural areas within the same country have been observed in Japanese adolescents and in adults in Brazil, India, and elsewhere.

    “In addition to country-specific differences, variations in chronotype between urban and rural areas within the same country have been observed in Japanese adolescents (53, 59, 60) and in adults in Brazil, India, and elsewhere (61–63).”
  • The distribution of chronotype in urban São Paulo in Brazil was similar to that in London despite differences in latitude.

    “One particular study found that the distribution of chronotype in urban Sao Pãulo in Brazil was similar to that in London, despite differences in latitude (61).”
  • The authors of one study concluded that photoperiod might not be the major driver behind determining the distribution of chronotype within a population, but rather social conditions imposed by different cultures or lifestyles may more likely determine the prevalence of one chronotype over another within a specific population.

    “This led the authors to conclude that the photoperiod might not be the major driver behind determining the distribution of chronotype within a population, but rather social conditions imposed by different cultures or lifestyles (rural or urban) may more likely determine the prevalence of one chronotype over another within a specific population (61).”

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von Schantz, M., Taporoski, T. P., Horimoto, A. R. V. R., Duarte, N. E., Vallada, H., Krieger, J. E., Pedrazzoli, M., Negrão, A. B., & Pereira, A. C.
Affiliations
Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
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Scientific Reports
Published
2015-03-18
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
9214-9214
ISSN
2045-2322 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2065762475
Cited by
80
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50
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journal article
Language
en
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Funders
  • Banco Santander
  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (13/17368-0, 11/05804-5)
  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (400791/2015-5)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Keywords
diurnal preference, chronotype, heritability, circadian rhythm, family-based cohort, rural population, sex differences, age-related changes, admixed populations, urban-rural differences
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brazil, Circadian Rhythm, Demography, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Rural Population, Sex Factors, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Wakefulness, Cohort Studies, Young Adult

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