Open AccessSelf-Reported Sleep Duration and Sleep Disturbance Are Independently Associated with Cortisol Secretion in the Whitehall II Study
Author(s) -
Meena Kumari,
Ellena Badrick,
Jane E. Ferrie,
Aleksander Perski,
Michael Marmot,
Tarani Chandola
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2009-0555
Subject(s) - bedtime , evening , cortisol awakening response , medicine , sleep (system call) , circadian rhythm , sleep disorder , endocrinology , psychology , hydrocortisone , sleep onset , cohort , nocturnal , insomnia , psychiatry , physics , astronomy , computer science , operating system
The association of short sleep duration with cortisol secretion has not been thoroughly examined in large community dwelling populations and the relative importance of short sleep duration and sleep disturbance is unclear.