| Application: | 41877, Mechanisms linking season of birth to later-life circadian and mood disorders |
| Title: | Early life factors and COVID-19 infection in England: A prospective analysis of UK Biobank participants. Early Human Development |
| Size: | 3907 B |
| Archived: | 14 Sep 2021 |
| Stability: | Complete |
| Personal: | No individual-level data |
Return 3804
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This study aims to examine whether maternal smoking, birth weight, birth month and breastfeeding are associated with COVID-19 infection and hospitalisation. Maternal smoking was positively associated with COVID-19 infection. Breastfeeding was negatively associated with COVID-19 infection. The odds of being hospitalised due to COVID-19 were higher among those who had lower birthweight and mothers who were smoking during pregnancy.Application 41877
Mechanisms linking season of birth to later-life circadian and mood disorders
Season of birth has been correlated with a number diseases such schizophrenia, diabetes, affective disorders, allergy and neurodegenerative disorders. Chronobiology is also added to this list of phenotypes that is programmed in the early life. Daily preferences (chronotype) of sleeping times may be determined in the postnatal period. Machanism underlying this postnatal programming of biological clock is a focus of interest since a balanced circadian rhythm is essential for physiological and mental health. It has been demonstrated in previous studies that season of birth may modify epigenetics, gene expression, neural activity and brain morphology. A study of UK Biobank data with this magnitude would provide a deeper understanding of the mechanisms underlying the programming effects of early light environment during development. We will compare season of birth and chronotype of participants using staistcal analysis. We aim to investigate how season of birth may alter our daily activity, sleep quality, mood and brain morphology. The environment contributes to our development from in utero to adulthood. In a modern world with light pollution, our rhythm may be disrupted. How illumination of neonatal intensive care units or pregnant mothers working shift work will affect human biology is unknown. The season of birth most likely influences human mood and circadian health. When understood in greater detail, we can provide guidance and policy on best aproaches to maintain good sleep hygiene practices to improve human well-being.
| Lead investigator: | Mr Altug Didikoglu |
| Lead institution: | University of Manchester |
2 related Returns
| Return ID | App ID | Description | Archive Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3803 | 41877 | Interactions between Season of Birth, Chronological Age and Genetic Polymorphisms in Determining Later-Life Chronotype | 14 Sep 2021 |
| 3802 | 41877 | Seasonality and season of birth effect in the UK Biobank cohort | 14 Sep 2021 |
1 Publication
| Pub ID | Title | Author(s) | Year | Journal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3805 | Early life factors and COVID-19 infection in England: A prospective analysis of UK Biobank participants | Altug Didikoglu (+4) | 2021 | Early Human Development |
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