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. 2017 Mar 1;24(3):208–226. doi: 10.5551/jat.36194

Table 2b. Association of Subjective/ Self-reported and Objective Sleep Quality with Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC).

First Author, Publication Year, Study Type Sleep Measurement Non-Invasive Subclinical CVD assessment tools. Results Comments
Subjective/Self-reported Sleep Quality
King et al. (33), 2008 Self-Report (PSQI) CAC Logistic regression of incident CAC: (OR; 95%CI):
PSQI Score (per SD = 2.9 points) (Adjd): 1.21 (0.88–1.65), p = 0.24
Epworth Score (per SD = 4.0 points) (Adjd): 1.26 (0.96, 1.66), p = 0.10
Matthews et al. (31), 2011 Self-Report (PSQI) CAC Self-reported sleep quality or efficiency did not differ by CAC groups (p > 0.15) Apnea/Hypopnea Index was associated with increased CAC scores (p = 0.04).
Matthews et al. (32), 2013 Self-Report (PSQI) CAC Poor sleep quality was not associated with odds of being in a higher coronary artery calcification (CAC) group. Women only
Kim et al, 2015 (17) Self-Report (PSQI) CAC CAC Score by sleep quality: Adjb OR (95% CI): Good vs. Poor sleep quality:
Men: 1.00 (Reference) vs. 1.10 (0.86–1.42)
Women: 1.00 (Reference) vs. 2.46 (1.30–4.65); p ≤ 0.05
Poor subjective sleep quality was associated with CAC in women only in both crude and adjusted model.
Objective Sleep Quality
King et al. (33), 2008 Actigraphy CAC Logistic regression of incident CAC: (OR; 95%CI)
Fragmentation Index (per SD = 7.7 points)d: 1.07 (0.80, 1.42), p = 0.66
Matthews et al. (31), 2011 Actigraphy, Polysomnography CAC Sleep quality or efficiency measures did not differ by CAC groups (CAC = 0 vs CAC > 0); p > 0.05
Lutsey et al (34), 2015 Polysomnography and actigraphy CAC Sleep quality vs CAC ≥ 400: PR (95% CI)
Arousal index—1.14 (1.02 to 1.27); p = 0.02
Arousal index—REM: 1.15 (1.02 to 1.29); p = 0.02
Arousal index—NREM: 1.14 (1.02 to 1.28); p = 0.03
Average sleep efficiency%—1.00 (0.89 to 1.13); p = 0.97
Average sleep WAS1O—1.03 (0.91 to 1.17); p = 0.62
d

Adjusted for race, sex, age, smoking, education, and apnea risk.

b

Adjusted for age, sex, study center, year of visit, education, marital status, depression, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, body mass index, fasting glucose, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, height, and heart rate.