Light exposure at night is associated with subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in the general elderly population: The HEIJO-KYO cohort

Chronobiology International

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 310-317

  Obayashi, Kenji ^a   Saeki, Keigo ^a   Kurumatani, Norio ^a  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carotid intima media thickness; Circadian rhythm; Elderly; Epidemiology; Light at night

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DARKNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DARKNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP;

EID: 84925874207     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2014.974809     Document Type: Article

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