Mediation effect of platelet indices on the association of daytime nap duration with 10-year ASCVD risk

Abstract

Daytime nap is associated with the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). However, the contribution of platelet to the association of daytime nap with ASCVD remains unclear. We analyzed the mediation effect of abnormal platelet indices on the association between daytime nap and 10-year ASCVD risk. The participants of this study were 2445 adults aged 30 to 74 years without ASCVD from the baseline Wuhan residents (n = 3053) of the Wuhan-Zhuhai (WHZH) Cohort Study. Participants completed the questionnaire and physical examination (including blood pressure, height, weight, and blood biochemical indicators). We assessed the association of daytime nap or nocturnal sleep duration with 10-year ASCVD risk and mediation effects of platelet indices on the associations using generalized linear models (GLM). Individuals with daytime nap duration of 30 or 60 min had a 1.37- (95%CI: 1.05, 1.78) or 1.44- (95%CI: 1.17, 1.78) fold increased risk of 10-year ASCVD compared with non-nappers. As compared with non-nappers, MPV values or MPV/PLT ratio mediated 15.29% or 6.18% of the association of daytime nap duration of 30 min with 10-year ADCVD risk as well as 19.21% or 7.61% of the association of daytime nap duration of 60 min with 10-year ADCVD risk (all p < .05). Platelet might partially contribute to increased 10-year ASCVD risk in individuals with daytime nap duration of 30 or 60 min.

Keywords:

• 10-year ASCVD risk
• daytime nap
• mediation effect
• platelet

Acknowledgements

The authors were grateful to all volunteers in this study.

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All authors declare that they have no conflict of interests with other researchers or institutes.

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Funding

This work was supported by research funds from the Public Sector Program of National Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China (No. 201409081), the Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (91543207) and the National Key Research and Development Plan of China (2016YFC1303903).