Table 3 Marburg short questionnaire on chronotypology and items on the autonomic nervous system

At what time would you like to get up in the morning?

before 6.20 hrs, 6.20 hrs – 7.45 hrs, 7.45 hrs – 9.50 hrs, 9.50 hrs – 10.50 hrs, after 10.50 hrs

How difficult is it for you to get up in the morning?

not difficult

rarely difficult

not easy

very difficult

In the last 14 days, how often did you go to bed late without reason and ended up feeling that you hadn't really slept long enough?

never

once

2–3 times

frequently

At what time in the evening do you usually feel tired and find it necessary to go to bed?

before 20.50 hrs, 20.50 hrs – 22.10 hrs, 22.10 hrs – 0.50 hrs, 0.50 hrs – 2.00 hrs, after 2.00 hrs

You will have heard of the so called "morning people", who feel at their best in the morning and „evening people", who feel at their best in the evening- which of these groups would you consider yourself to belong to?

definitely a morning person, more a morning than an evening person, more an evening person than a morning person, definitely an evening person

(II) Questions on autonomic function, heat sensitivity, general constitution, illnesses and symptoms

Do you tend to sweat through your head and extremities even in the colder months?

frequently

occasionally

rarely

Do you tend to feel cold and to shiver?

frequently

occasionally

In the last few years, have you reacted to common colds with a temperature over 38°?

frequently

occasionally

Do you generally tend to feel quite low?

frequently

occasionally

Do you have any allergies?

yes

no

Which childhood illnesses did you have?

measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough, rubella, mumps, chicken-pox

How many days was your average menstrual cycle? a) between the ages of 21–30 : b) at present:

over 28 days

ca. 28 days

How strong are/were your period pains? a) between the ages of 21–30: b) at present:

little pain

average pain

BMI age 21–30

BMI age 40–45

BMI today

Kg/m²