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OMG! Night owls at higher risk of diabetes

Night owls at higher risk of diabetes than early risers

Based on the questionnaire results, 480 participants were classified as morning chronotypes, and 95 were categorised as evening chronotypes. The remaining participants had a sleep-wake cycle between the two extremes. Even though the evening chronotypes tended to be younger, they had higher levels of body fat and triglycerides, or fats in the blood, than morning chronotypes.