Association of Sleep Duration, Napping, and Sleep Patterns With Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Nationwide Twin Study.

ABSTRACT: Background Although sleep disorders have been linked to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), the association between sleep characteristics and CVDs remains inconclusive. We aimed to examine the association of nighttime sleep duration, daytime napping, and sleep patterns with CVDs and explore whether genetic and early-life environmental factors account for this association. Methods and Results In the Swedish Twin Registry, 12 268 CVD-free twin individuals (mean age=70.3 years) at baseline were followed up to 18 years to detect incident CVDs. Sleep duration, napping, and sleep patterns (assessed by sleep duration, chronotype, insomnia, snoring, and daytime sleepiness) were self-reported at baseline. CVDs were ascertained through the Swedish National Patient Registry and the Cause of Death Registe

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9375484 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature