Temporal coordination of light exposure, physical activity and eating rhythms in relation to prevalent diabetes and glycaemic traits: a cross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) study
Study context
- Population
- Adults in NHANES 2011–20141,397 with diabetes
- Participants
- 7,133 adults
- Outcome
- Prevalent diabetes
Methodological detailssurvey-weighted models, phasor analysis
- Survey-weighted models
- Phasor analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Prevalent diabetes (primary Model 3)
Light-Activity magnitude, OR per 0.01-unit increase
0.964
95% CI 0.937–0.993
Activity-Energy magnitude, OR per 0.01-unit increase
0.889
95% CI 0.816–0.968
Light-Energy magnitude, OR (95% CI 0.822-1.007); 95% CI included 1.0
0.910
Light-Activity phase, OR per 1 h
1.065
95% CI 1.001–1.133
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Prevalent diabetes (Model 4)
- All three magnitude estimates moved towards 1.0 and their 95% CIs included 1.0
Glycaemic traits in participants without diabetes
- All three magnitudes inversely associated with fasting insulin, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and 2-h oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) glucose, but not fasting glucose
Original publication
Temporal coordination of light exposure, physical activity and eating rhythms in relation to prevalent diabetes and glycaemic traits: a cross-sectional NHANES study. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 6 September 2026. doi:10.
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