Association between sleep traits and biological aging risk : a Mendelian randomization study based on 157 227 cases and 179 332 controls

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STUDY OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether sleep traits are associated with the risk of biological aging using a case-control design with Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses.

METHODS: We studied 336 559 participants in the UK Biobank cohort, including 157 227 cases of accelerated biological aging and 179 332 controls. PhenoAge, derived from clinical traits, estimated biological ages, and the discrepancies from chronological age were defined as age accelerations (PhenoAgeAccel). Sleep behaviors were assessed with a standardized questionnaire. propensity score matching matched control participants to age-accelerated participants, and a conditional multivariable logistic regression model estimated odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Causal relationships between sleep traits and PhenoAgeAccel were explored using linear and nonlinear MR methods.

RESULTS: A U-shaped association was found between sleep duration and PhenoAgeAccel risk. Short sleepers had a 7% higher risk (OR = 1.07; 95% CI: 1.03 to 1.11), while long sleepers had an 18% higher risk (OR = 1.18; 95% CI: 1.15 to 1.22), compared to normal sleepers (6-8 hours/day). Evening chronotype was linked to higher PhenoAgeAccel risk than morning chronotype (OR = 1.14; 95% CI: 1.10 to 1.18), while no significant associations were found for insomnia or snoring. Morning chronotype had a protective effect on PhenoAgeAccel risk (OR = 0.87, 95% CI: 0.79 to 0.95) per linear MR analysis. Genetically predicted sleep duration showed a U-shaped relationship with PhenoAgeAccel, suggesting a nonlinear association (pnonlinear < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS: The study suggests that improving sleep can slow biological aging, highlighting the importance of optimizing sleep as an intervention to mitigate aging's adverse effects.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:47

Enthalten in:

Sleep - 47(2024), 3 vom: 11. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Mei [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Meiqi [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Shuang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Nanxi [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yifan [VerfasserIn]
Sambou, Muhammed Lamin [VerfasserIn]
Qin, Na [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Meng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Yue [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Juncheng [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biological aging
Journal Article
Mendelian randomization
PhenoAgeAccel
Sleep traits

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Date Completed 12.03.2024

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/sleep/zsad299

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364743115