Claims extracted
13
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
15%
2 of 13 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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Now, new evidence out of Finland suggests night owls’ habits may catch up to them, putting them at a disadvantage later in life, both physically and financially.
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habits → suggest → life
A study published in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine explored whether the nighttime habits of evening types (E-types) would affect their chances of collecting disability pension by retirement.
asserted
habits → publish → retirement
The findings revealed that early risers may have the upper hand when it comes to work, as E-types have more trouble in working life than morning types (M-types).
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types → reveal → types
Looking at 5,679 M-types and E-types in their mid-40s, researchers examined whether there was any difference between the likelihood of E-types and M-types receiving a disability pension at retirement.
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researchers → look → retirement
Their findings determined that E-types were linked with a 1.7 times higher risk of needing to retire early and take a disability pension in the following 12 years compared to M-types.
“People who are E-type represent a significant proportion of the population and their health and ability to continue working until retirement age pose challenges for sustainable economies,” the researchers wrote.
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researchers → determine → economies
Using data from a major ongoing study, the research team classified 634 men and women as E-types and 2,537 people as M-types.
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team → use → types
A majority of the people categorized were born in Finland, where disability pensions are granted after a period of severe and long-term health decline
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pensions → categorize → decline
In the 12-year follow-up, 5.2% of the men and 8.1% of the women E-types were granted their first disability pension.
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% → grant → pension
Researchers believe the poorer health outcomes of E-types are the main reason behind the increased need for disability pensions.
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outcomes → believe → pensions
Whoever, the study used an observational design to explore a potential connection between sleep chronotype — the body’s natural sleep-wake schedule shaped by genetics, age and biology — and getting a disability pension, so it can’t prove a direct cause-and-effect relationship.
“Further longitudinal studies involving diverse study populations, including younger age groups and non-Finnish individuals, are needed to confirm our results and to assess their generalisability,” wrote the authors.
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authors → use → generalisability
Not all is lost for late sleepers.
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all → lose → sleepers
As some studies suggest, those most active at night perform better on cognitive tests.
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those → suggest → tests
In a study from Imperial College London, the owls outperformed their early-bird counterparts, with morning larks consistently exhibiting the lowest cognitive scores and owls scoring 13.5% higher than larks in one group and 7.5% higher than them in another group.
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owls → outperform → group
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