Distinct Circadian Assessments From Wearable Data Reveal Social Distancing Promoted Internal Desynchrony Between Circadian Markers

Mobile measures of human circadian rhythms (CR) are needed in the age of chronotherapy. Two wearable measures of CR have recently been validated: one that uses heart rate to extract circadian rhythms that originate in the sinoatrial node of the heart, and another that uses activity to predict the la...

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Autores principales: Yitong Huang, Caleb Mayer, Olivia J. Walch, Clark Bowman, Srijan Sen, Cathy Goldstein, Jonathan Tyler, Daniel B. Forger
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:11a45d2cf1784502b330eca81400c15a2021-11-16T04:52:37ZDistinct Circadian Assessments From Wearable Data Reveal Social Distancing Promoted Internal Desynchrony Between Circadian Markers2673-253X10.3389/fdgth.2021.727504https://doaj.org/article/11a45d2cf1784502b330eca81400c15a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2021.727504/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2673-253XMobile measures of human circadian rhythms (CR) are needed in the age of chronotherapy. Two wearable measures of CR have recently been validated: one that uses heart rate to extract circadian rhythms that originate in the sinoatrial node of the heart, and another that uses activity to predict the laboratory gold standard and central circadian pacemaker marker, dim light melatonin onset (DLMO). We first find that the heart rate markers of normal real-world individuals align with laboratory DLMO measurements when we account for heart rate phase error. Next, we expand upon previous work that has examined sleep patterns or chronotypes during the COVID-19 lockdown by studying the effects of social distancing on circadian rhythms. In particular, using data collected from the Social Rhythms app, a mobile application where individuals upload their wearable data and receive reports on their circadian rhythms, we compared the two circadian phase estimates before and after social distancing. Interestingly, we found that the lockdown had different effects on the two ambulatory measurements. Before the lockdown, the two measures aligned, as predicted by laboratory data. After the lockdown, when circadian timekeeping signals were blunted, these measures diverged in 70% of subjects (with circadian rhythms in heart rate, or CRHR, becoming delayed). Thus, while either approach can measure circadian rhythms, both are needed to understand internal desynchrony. We also argue that interventions may be needed in future lockdowns to better align separate circadian rhythms in the body.Yitong HuangCaleb MayerOlivia J. WalchClark BowmanSrijan SenSrijan SenCathy GoldsteinJonathan TylerJonathan TylerDaniel B. ForgerDaniel B. ForgerDaniel B. ForgerFrontiers Media S.A.articlecircadian rhythmwearablesinternal desynchronyheart ratesocial distancingMedicineRPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270Electronic computers. Computer scienceQA75.5-76.95ENFrontiers in Digital Health, Vol 3 (2021)
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topic circadian rhythm
wearables
internal desynchrony
heart rate
social distancing
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Public aspects of medicine
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internal desynchrony
heart rate
social distancing
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Public aspects of medicine
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Electronic computers. Computer science
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Yitong Huang
Caleb Mayer
Olivia J. Walch
Clark Bowman
Srijan Sen
Srijan Sen
Cathy Goldstein
Jonathan Tyler
Jonathan Tyler
Daniel B. Forger
Daniel B. Forger
Daniel B. Forger
Distinct Circadian Assessments From Wearable Data Reveal Social Distancing Promoted Internal Desynchrony Between Circadian Markers
description Mobile measures of human circadian rhythms (CR) are needed in the age of chronotherapy. Two wearable measures of CR have recently been validated: one that uses heart rate to extract circadian rhythms that originate in the sinoatrial node of the heart, and another that uses activity to predict the laboratory gold standard and central circadian pacemaker marker, dim light melatonin onset (DLMO). We first find that the heart rate markers of normal real-world individuals align with laboratory DLMO measurements when we account for heart rate phase error. Next, we expand upon previous work that has examined sleep patterns or chronotypes during the COVID-19 lockdown by studying the effects of social distancing on circadian rhythms. In particular, using data collected from the Social Rhythms app, a mobile application where individuals upload their wearable data and receive reports on their circadian rhythms, we compared the two circadian phase estimates before and after social distancing. Interestingly, we found that the lockdown had different effects on the two ambulatory measurements. Before the lockdown, the two measures aligned, as predicted by laboratory data. After the lockdown, when circadian timekeeping signals were blunted, these measures diverged in 70% of subjects (with circadian rhythms in heart rate, or CRHR, becoming delayed). Thus, while either approach can measure circadian rhythms, both are needed to understand internal desynchrony. We also argue that interventions may be needed in future lockdowns to better align separate circadian rhythms in the body.
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author Yitong Huang
Caleb Mayer
Olivia J. Walch
Clark Bowman
Srijan Sen
Srijan Sen
Cathy Goldstein
Jonathan Tyler
Jonathan Tyler
Daniel B. Forger
Daniel B. Forger
Daniel B. Forger
author_facet Yitong Huang
Caleb Mayer
Olivia J. Walch
Clark Bowman
Srijan Sen
Srijan Sen
Cathy Goldstein
Jonathan Tyler
Jonathan Tyler
Daniel B. Forger
Daniel B. Forger
Daniel B. Forger
author_sort Yitong Huang
title Distinct Circadian Assessments From Wearable Data Reveal Social Distancing Promoted Internal Desynchrony Between Circadian Markers
title_short Distinct Circadian Assessments From Wearable Data Reveal Social Distancing Promoted Internal Desynchrony Between Circadian Markers
title_full Distinct Circadian Assessments From Wearable Data Reveal Social Distancing Promoted Internal Desynchrony Between Circadian Markers
title_fullStr Distinct Circadian Assessments From Wearable Data Reveal Social Distancing Promoted Internal Desynchrony Between Circadian Markers
title_full_unstemmed Distinct Circadian Assessments From Wearable Data Reveal Social Distancing Promoted Internal Desynchrony Between Circadian Markers
title_sort distinct circadian assessments from wearable data reveal social distancing promoted internal desynchrony between circadian markers
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
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url https://doaj.org/article/11a45d2cf1784502b330eca81400c15a
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