The impact of sunlight exposure on brain structural markers in the UK Biobank.


Journal

Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
05 May 2024
Historique:
received: 13 01 2024
accepted: 12 04 2024
medline: 6 5 2024
pubmed: 6 5 2024
entrez: 5 5 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Sunlight is closely intertwined with daily life. It remains unclear whether there are associations between sunlight exposure and brain structural markers. General linear regression analysis was used to compare the differences in brain structural markers among different sunlight exposure time groups. Stratification analyses were performed based on sex, age, and diseases (hypertension, stroke, diabetes). Restricted cubic spline was performed to examine the dose-response relationship between natural sunlight exposure and brain structural markers, with further stratification by season. A negative association of sunlight exposure time with brain structural markers was found in the upper tertile compared to the lower tertile. Prolonged natural sunlight exposure was associated with the volumes of total brain (β: - 0.051, P < 0.001), white matter (β: - 0.031, P = 0.023), gray matter (β: - 0.067, P < 0.001), and white matter hyperintensities (β: 0.059, P < 0.001). These associations were more pronounced in males and individuals under the age of 60. The results of the restricted cubic spline analysis showed a nonlinear relationship between sunlight exposure and brain structural markers, with the direction changing around 2 h of sunlight exposure. This study demonstrates that prolonged exposure to natural sunlight is associated with brain structural markers change.

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pubmed: 38705875
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-59633-z
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-59633-z
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Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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eng

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Organisme : National Natural Science Foundation of China
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Auteurs

Huihui Li (H)

Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Public Health College, Qingdao University, No. 308 Ningxia Road, QingdaoShandong Province, 266071, China.

Fusheng Cui (F)

Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Public Health College, Qingdao University, No. 308 Ningxia Road, QingdaoShandong Province, 266071, China.

Tong Wang (T)

Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Public Health College, Qingdao University, No. 308 Ningxia Road, QingdaoShandong Province, 266071, China.

Weijing Wang (W)

Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Public Health College, Qingdao University, No. 308 Ningxia Road, QingdaoShandong Province, 266071, China. wangwj793@126.com.

Dongfeng Zhang (D)

Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Public Health College, Qingdao University, No. 308 Ningxia Road, QingdaoShandong Province, 266071, China. zhangdf1961@126.com.

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