A cross-sectional study of retrospectively reported seasonality in native and non-native residents of Chukotka and Turkmenistan

Seasonality represents a response of human mood, physiology, and behavior to annual variations in natural and social environment. A strong seasonal response is expected in non-native than native residents of such regions as Turkmenistan that is characterized by high air temperature in summer and Chu...

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Published in:International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
Main Author: Putilov, Arcady A.
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6225441/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30052165
https://doi.org/10.1080/10773525.2018.1500804
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spelling ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:6225441 2023-05-15T15:54:44+02:00 A cross-sectional study of retrospectively reported seasonality in native and non-native residents of Chukotka and Turkmenistan Putilov, Arcady A. 2018-04 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6225441/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30052165 https://doi.org/10.1080/10773525.2018.1500804 en eng Taylor & Francis http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6225441/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30052165 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10773525.2018.1500804 © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group Article Text 2018 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1080/10773525.2018.1500804 2019-04-07T00:21:34Z Seasonality represents a response of human mood, physiology, and behavior to annual variations in natural and social environment. A strong seasonal response is expected in non-native than native residents of such regions as Turkmenistan that is characterized by high air temperature in summer and Chukotka that is characterized by high-amplitude annual variation in both air temperature and day length. Seasonality was retrospectively reported by 732 residents of these regions. Self-reports on sleep-wake traits and mental and physical health were analyzed as possible confounding variables. The expectation of stronger seasonality in non-native residents was confirmed only for Chukotka samples. However, the native–non-native seasonality differences in this region paralleled the differences in several health scores, while native–non-native health difference in Turkmenistan was found to be non-significant. Given the possible role of such confounding factor as poor health in producing higher self-reported seasonality scores, caution must be taken when the conclusion is drawn from the results suggesting a reduced degree and severity of seasonality in native residents of Chukotka as compared to other native and non-native residents of the two regions. Text Chukotka PubMed Central (PMC) International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 24 1-2 17 26
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description Seasonality represents a response of human mood, physiology, and behavior to annual variations in natural and social environment. A strong seasonal response is expected in non-native than native residents of such regions as Turkmenistan that is characterized by high air temperature in summer and Chukotka that is characterized by high-amplitude annual variation in both air temperature and day length. Seasonality was retrospectively reported by 732 residents of these regions. Self-reports on sleep-wake traits and mental and physical health were analyzed as possible confounding variables. The expectation of stronger seasonality in non-native residents was confirmed only for Chukotka samples. However, the native–non-native seasonality differences in this region paralleled the differences in several health scores, while native–non-native health difference in Turkmenistan was found to be non-significant. Given the possible role of such confounding factor as poor health in producing higher self-reported seasonality scores, caution must be taken when the conclusion is drawn from the results suggesting a reduced degree and severity of seasonality in native residents of Chukotka as compared to other native and non-native residents of the two regions.
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title A cross-sectional study of retrospectively reported seasonality in native and non-native residents of Chukotka and Turkmenistan
title_short A cross-sectional study of retrospectively reported seasonality in native and non-native residents of Chukotka and Turkmenistan
title_full A cross-sectional study of retrospectively reported seasonality in native and non-native residents of Chukotka and Turkmenistan
title_fullStr A cross-sectional study of retrospectively reported seasonality in native and non-native residents of Chukotka and Turkmenistan
title_full_unstemmed A cross-sectional study of retrospectively reported seasonality in native and non-native residents of Chukotka and Turkmenistan
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