Association of social jetlag with sleep, breakfast jetlag, and other daily behaviors in Indian population

This study aims to investigate the association of social jetlag with breakfast jetlag, circadian behaviors such as sleep pattern, breakfast time, sleep quality, eating frequency, gadget usage, and physical activities during social restriction within both social jetlag present and absent group (before and during social restrictions). This study includes 251 individuals out of 500 in which (n=112) were having no social jetlag (<1h) and (n=139) were having a prevalence of social jetlag (>1h) during social restriction. Participants having social jetlag reported a significant delay in the sleep-wake cycle, increased sleep duration during social restriction as well as on weekends before SR (p<0.05). There was a significant association of social jetlag with the increase in usage of gadgets and reduction in physical activities in the social jetlag prevalence group during social restriction. Regarding breakfast jetlag, there was a significant delay in breakfast timings during SR as well as delay on weekends in comparison to weekdays before social restrictions. Overall, we found a significant association between social jetlag with sleep characteristics and breakfast jetlag with eating timings. Thus, delay in sleep and breakfast time can lead to adverse health issues. To maintain a good healthy lifestyle, one should alleviate the social and breakfast jetlag by having their breakfast and sleep on time regularly.