Sleep Duration and the Risk of Atherosclerosis: A Mendelian Randomization Study
Xiaozhuo Xu,
Yilin Huang,
Jing Liu
et al.
Abstract:Background: The association between the length of sleep and atherosclerosis has been reported in many observational studies. However, little is known about its significance as a risk factor for atherosclerosis or as a negative consequence of atherosclerosis. Objective: This study aimed to assess the causal association between sleep duration and the risk of atherosclerosis using publicly available genome-wide association studies (GWAS) summary statistics. Methods: We employed a two-sample Mendelian randomizat… Show more
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