Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: This study assesses whether chronotype is related to COVID-19 infection and whether there is an interaction with shift work. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional survey of 19,821 U.S. adults. Results: COVID-19 infection occurred in 40% of participants, 32.6% morning and 17.2% evening chronotypes. After adjusting for demographic and socioeconomic factors, shift/remote work, sleep duration, and comorbidities, morning chronotype was associated with a higher (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 1.15, 95% CI: 1.10-1.21) and evening chronotype with a lower (aOR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.78-0.87) prevalence of COVID-19 infection in comparison to an intermediate chronotype. Working exclusively night shifts was not associated with higher prevalence of COVID-19. Morning chronotype and working some evening shifts was associated with the highest prevalence of previous COVID-19 infection (aOR: 1.87, 95% CI: 1.28-2.74). Conclusion: Morning chronotype and working a mixture of shifts increase risk of COVID-19 infection.
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funders: National Sleep Foundation, Sanofi, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Foundation, Monash University, Kinghorn Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
OpenAlex ID: W4394680261