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Light Exposure Differs by Gender in the US: Women Have Less Bright Light Exposure than Men

2024-04-30 public and global health Title + abstract only
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Light is a salient environmental exposure, serving as the primary entraining cue for the circadian system and having other, non-circadian, effects on health. Gender differences in light exposure patterns could contribute to gender differences in health outcomes and would have important implications for sleep and circadian research. Gender differences in real-world light exposure (measured over a week with wrist-worn ActiGraph GT3X+ devices) were investigated in cross- sectional data from the 201...

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