BMC public health

Outdoor night light exposure and sleep patterns measured with wearable devices

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Abstract

Essence

Outdoor was linked to tiny shifts in wearable-measured sleep, including slightly longer light sleep and possible deep-sleep decline at higher exposure.

Evidence

This panel study analyzed 4,690 Chinese participants from 2017 to 2019 using Zepp bracelet sleep data, NASA Black Marble nighttime light exposure, and mixed-effects regression models.

Caveat

The associations were small, partly subgroup- and spline-dependent, and outdoor light exposure does not capture indoor light or individual sleep behaviors.

Simplified

Key numbers

1.22 min
Increase in Light Sleep Duration
Per 1 standard deviation increase in exposure.
4.41 min
Elderly Light Sleep Increase
For participants aged ≥ 65 years.
0.10 min
Deep Sleep Duration Change
In the mixed-effects regression analysis.

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