Association Between Exposure to Outdoor Artificial Light at Night and Sleep Disorders Among Children in China

Wang, Le-Bing; Gong, Yan-Chen; Fang, Qiu-Ling; Cui, Xin-Xin; Dharmage, Shyamali; Jalaludin, Bin; Knibbs, Luke D.; Bloom, Michael S.; Lee, Hyewon; Lin, Lizi; Zeng, Xiao‐Wen; Yang, Bo‐Yi; Chen, Gongbo; Liu, Ru-Qing; Yu, Yunjiang; Hu, Liwen; Dong, Guang‐Hui

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.13247

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“…This relationship was confirmed in a study involving US adolescents associating higher NTL levels with later weeknight bedtimes, shorter sleep durations, and an increased past-year mood and anxiety disorders prevalence [80]. Similarly, in children aged 2 to 18, increased NTL exposure within 500 meters of residence elevated sleep disturbances and sleep disorders risk, particularly among those under 12 [49]. These findings underscore the importance of further research to explore potential interventions for reducing NTL exposure to improve mental and sleep quality.…”

Section: A Decade Of Remotely Sensed Epidemiology: Academic Literatur...mentioning

confidence: 79%

“…These improvements make VIIRS DNB effective for mapping lighting temporal changes [46], offering higher resolution and frequency to better infer socio-economic properties such as population counts, gross regional product (GRP) and electrical power generation [47]. Several studies have relied on VIIRS data for establishing the link between artificial outdoor light and mental disorders, including substance use disorder and depression [48], and sleep disorders [49].…”

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confidence: 99%

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“Urban-Satellite” estimates in the ABCD Study: Linking Neuroimaging and Mental Health to Satellite Imagery Measurements of Macro Environmental Factors

Goldblatt,

Holz,

Tate

et al. 2023

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While numerous studies over the last decade have highlighted the important influence of environmental factors on mental health, globally applicable data on physical surroundings are still limited. Access to such data and the possibility to link them to epidemiological studies is critical to unlocking the relationship of environment, brain and behaviour and promoting positive future mental health outcomes. The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study is the largest ongoing longitudinal and observational study exploring brain development and child health among children from 21 sites across the United States. Here we describe the linking of the ABCD study data with satellite-based “Urban-Satellite” (UrbanSat) variables consisting of 11 satellite-data derived environmental indicators associated with each subject’s residential address at their baseline visit, including land cover and land use, nighttime lights, and population characteristics. We present these UrbanSat variables and provide a review of the current literature that links environmental indicators with mental health, as well as key aspects that must be considered when using satellite data for mental health research. We also highlight and discuss significant links of the satellite data variables to the default mode network clustering coefficient and cognition. This comprehensive dataset provides the foundation for large-scale environmental epidemiology research.

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Section: A Decade Of Remotely Sensed Epidemiology: Academic Literatur...mentioning

confidence: 79%

Section: Dmsp-ols and Viirsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“Urban-Satellite” estimates in the ABCD Study: Linking Neuroimaging and Mental Health to Satellite Imagery Measurements of Macro Environmental Factors

Goldblatt,

Holz,

Tate

et al. 2023

Preprint

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“…apnea 12 and sleep-disordered breathing, 13 and artificial light at night (ALAN) can disrupt natural circadian rhythm, delaying onset of sleep, affecting duration, 14 and increasing the risk of sleep disorders. 15 In contrast, greenspace can improve one's perception of their surroundings and has been shown to reduce stress 16,17 and improve sleep. 18,19 Greenspace can also partially attenuate the detrimental impacts of noise and air pollution.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…10 Air pollution has been associated with both obstructive sleep apnea 12 and sleep-disordered breathing, 13 and artificial light at night (ALAN) can disrupt natural circadian rhythm, delaying onset of sleep, affecting duration, 14 and increasing the risk of sleep disorders. 15…”

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Disparities in greenspace associated with sleep duration among adolescent children in Southern California

Zhong,

Yin,

Fallah-Shorshani

et al. 2023

Environmental Epidemiology

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Background: More than half of adolescent children do not get the recommended 8 hours of sleep necessary for optimal growth and development. In adults, several studies have evaluated effects of urban stressors including lack of greenspace, air pollution, noise, nighttime light, and psychosocial stress on sleep duration. Little is known about these effects in adolescents, however, it is known that these exposures vary by socioeconomic status (SES). We evaluated the association between several environmental exposures and sleep in adolescent children in Southern California. Methods: In 2010, a total of 1476 Southern California Children’s Health Study (CHS) participants in grades 9 and 10 (mean age, 13.4 years; SD, 0.6) completed a questionnaire including topics on sleep and psychosocial stress. Exposures to greenspace, artificial light at night (ALAN), nighttime noise, and air pollution were estimated at each child’s residential address, and SES was characterized by maternal education. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for sleep outcomes were estimated by environmental exposure, adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, home secondhand smoke, and SES. Results: An interquartile range (IQR) increase in greenspace decreased the odds of not sleeping at least 8 hours (odds ratio [OR], 0.86 [95% CI, 0.71, 1.05]). This association was significantly protective in low SES participants (OR, 0.77 [95% CI, 0.60, 0.98]) but not for those with high SES (OR, 1.16 [95%CI, 0.80, 1.70]), interaction P = 0.03. Stress mediated 18.4% of the association among low SES participants. Conclusions: Residing in urban neighborhoods of greater greenness was associated with improved sleep duration among children of low SES but not higher SES. These findings support the importance of widely reported disparities in exposure and access to greenspace in socioeconomically disadvantaged populations.

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“…It is worth noting that recent research has employed satellite remote sensing data to validate the correlations between ALAN and a range of human health issues, including obesity ( 4 ), metabolic syndrome ( 5 ), sleep disorder ( 6 , 7 ), and cancer ( 8 ). Furthermore, emerging evidence suggests an association between ALAN and the risk of type 2 diabetes (Minjee ( 9–11 )).…”

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confidence: 99%

Outdoor artificial light at night exposure and gestational diabetes mellitus: a case–control study

Sun,

Ye,

Liu

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the association between outdoor artificial light at night (ALAN) exposure and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).MethodsThis study is a retrospective case–control study. According with quantiles, ALAN has been classified into three categories (Q1-Q3). GDM was diagnosed through oral glucose tolerance tests. Conditional logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association between ALAN exposure and GDM risk. The odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to assess the association. Restricted cubic spline analysis (RCS) was utilized to investigate the no liner association between ALAN and GDM.ResultsA total of 5,720 participants were included, comprising 1,430 individuals with GDM and 4,290 matched controls. Pregnant women exposed to higher levels of ALAN during the first trimester exhibited an elevated risk of GDM compared to those with lower exposure levels (Q2 OR = 1.39, 95% CI 1.20–1.63, p < 0.001); (Q3 OR = 1.70, 95% CI 1.44–2.00, p < 0.001). Similarly, elevated ALAN exposure during the second trimester also conferred an increased risk of GDM (second trimester: Q2 OR = 1.70, 95% CI 1.45–1.98, p < 0.001; Q3 OR = 2.08, 95% CI 1.77–2.44, p < 0.001). RCS showed a nonlinear association between ALAN exposure and GDM risk in second trimester pregnancy, with a threshold value of 4.235.ConclusionOutdoor ALAN exposure during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of GDM.

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Association Between Exposure to Outdoor Artificial Light at Night and Sleep Disorders Among Children in China

Cited by 27 publications

References 54 publications

“Urban-Satellite” estimates in the ABCD Study: Linking Neuroimaging and Mental Health to Satellite Imagery Measurements of Macro Environmental Factors

“Urban-Satellite” estimates in the ABCD Study: Linking Neuroimaging and Mental Health to Satellite Imagery Measurements of Macro Environmental Factors

Disparities in greenspace associated with sleep duration among adolescent children in Southern California

Outdoor artificial light at night exposure and gestational diabetes mellitus: a case–control study

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