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Daylight saving time affects European mortality patterns.
Nat Commun. 2022 11 14; 13(1):6906.NC

Abstract

Daylight saving time (DST) consists in a one-hour advancement of legal time in spring offset by a backward transition of the same magnitude in fall. It creates a minimal circadian misalignment that could disrupt sleep and homoeostasis in susceptible individuals and lead to an increased incidence of pathologies and accidents during the weeks immediately following both transitions. How this shift affects mortality dynamics on a large population scale remains, however, unknown. This study examines the impact of DST on all-cause mortality in 16 European countries for the period 1998-2012. It shows that mortality decreases in spring and increases in fall during the first two weeks following each DST transition. Moreover, the alignment of time data around DST transition dates revealed a septadian mortality pattern (lowest on Sundays, highest on Mondays) that persists all-year round, irrespective of seasonal variations, in men and women aged above 40.

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Lévy L
Medical School of the University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Robine JM
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Montpellier, France. École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France.
Rey G
CépiDc-Inserm, Hôpital Bicêtre, Paris, France.
Méndez Turrubiates RF
ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain.
Quijal-Zamorano M
ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain. Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain.
Achebak H
ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain.
Ballester J
ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain.
Rodó X
ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain. Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Herrmann FR
Medical School of the University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. francois.herrmann@hcuge.ch. Division of Geriatrics, Department of Rehabilitation and Geriatrics, Geneva University Hospitals, Thônex, Switzerland. francois.herrmann@hcuge.ch.

MeSH

MaleHumansFemaleCircadian RhythmSeasonsSleepIncidenceEurope

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

36372798

Citation

Lévy, Laurent, et al. "Daylight Saving Time Affects European Mortality Patterns." Nature Communications, vol. 13, no. 1, 2022, p. 6906.
Lévy L, Robine JM, Rey G, et al. Daylight saving time affects European mortality patterns. Nat Commun. 2022;13(1):6906.
Lévy, L., Robine, J. M., Rey, G., Méndez Turrubiates, R. F., Quijal-Zamorano, M., Achebak, H., Ballester, J., Rodó, X., & Herrmann, F. R. (2022). Daylight saving time affects European mortality patterns. Nature Communications, 13(1), 6906. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34704-9
Lévy L, et al. Daylight Saving Time Affects European Mortality Patterns. Nat Commun. 2022 11 14;13(1):6906. PubMed PMID: 36372798.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Daylight saving time affects European mortality patterns. AU - Lévy,Laurent, AU - Robine,Jean-Marie, AU - Rey,Grégoire, AU - Méndez Turrubiates,Raúl Fernando, AU - Quijal-Zamorano,Marcos, AU - Achebak,Hicham, AU - Ballester,Joan, AU - Rodó,Xavier, AU - Herrmann,François R, Y1 - 2022/11/14/ PY - 2021/09/25/received PY - 2022/11/03/accepted PY - 2022/11/13/entrez PY - 2022/11/14/pubmed PY - 2022/11/16/medline SP - 6906 EP - 6906 JF - Nature communications JO - Nat Commun VL - 13 IS - 1 N2 - Daylight saving time (DST) consists in a one-hour advancement of legal time in spring offset by a backward transition of the same magnitude in fall. It creates a minimal circadian misalignment that could disrupt sleep and homoeostasis in susceptible individuals and lead to an increased incidence of pathologies and accidents during the weeks immediately following both transitions. How this shift affects mortality dynamics on a large population scale remains, however, unknown. This study examines the impact of DST on all-cause mortality in 16 European countries for the period 1998-2012. It shows that mortality decreases in spring and increases in fall during the first two weeks following each DST transition. Moreover, the alignment of time data around DST transition dates revealed a septadian mortality pattern (lowest on Sundays, highest on Mondays) that persists all-year round, irrespective of seasonal variations, in men and women aged above 40. SN - 2041-1723 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/36372798/Daylight_saving_time_affects_European_mortality_patterns_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -