Methylation risk score of C-reactive protein associates sleep health with related health outcomes

Abstract C-reactive protein (CRP) reflects inflammation status and is linked to poor sleep, metabolic and cardiovascular health. Methylation (MRS) and polygenic risk scores (PRS) reflect long-term systemic inflammation, and genetically-determined CRP, respectively. To refine understanding of inflamm...

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Main Authors: Ziqing Wang, Danielle A. Wallace, Brian W. Spitzer, Tianyi Huang, Kent D. Taylor, Jerome I. Rotter, Stephen S. Rich, Peter Y. Liu, Martha L. Daviglus, Lifang Hou, Alberto R. Ramos, Sonya Kaur, J. Peter Durda, Hector M. González, Myriam Fornage, Susan Redline, Carmen R. Isasi, Tamar Sofer
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08226-1
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Tianyi Huang
Kent D. Taylor
Jerome I. Rotter
Stephen S. Rich
Peter Y. Liu
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Lifang Hou
Alberto R. Ramos
Sonya Kaur
J. Peter Durda
Hector M. González
Myriam Fornage
Susan Redline
Carmen R. Isasi
Tamar Sofer
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Alberto R. Ramos
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description Abstract C-reactive protein (CRP) reflects inflammation status and is linked to poor sleep, metabolic and cardiovascular health. Methylation (MRS) and polygenic risk scores (PRS) reflect long-term systemic inflammation, and genetically-determined CRP, respectively. To refine understanding of inflammation-linked sleep and health outcomes, we construct PRS-CRPs using GWAS summary statistics and a previously-developed MRS-CRP in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Via survey-weighted linear regression, we estimate associations between blood-, PRS-, and MRS-CRP, with multiple sleep and health outcomes (n = 2217). MRS-CRP and PRS-CRPs are associated with increasing blood-CRP level by 43% and 23% per standard deviation. MRS-CRP is associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) traits, long sleep duration, diabetes and hypertension, while PRS-CRPs were not. Blood-CRP level is associated with sleep duration and diabetes. Adjusting for MRS-CRP weakens OSA-diabetes/hypertension associations. Consequently, MRS-CRP is a stronger marker than blood-CRP and PRS-CRP to systemic inflammation associated with poor sleep and related comorbidities.
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spelling doaj-art-a0affb339ece4d83936c4bae86b1045b2025-08-20T03:22:12ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Biology2399-36422025-05-018111110.1038/s42003-025-08226-1Methylation risk score of C-reactive protein associates sleep health with related health outcomesZiqing Wang0Danielle A. Wallace1Brian W. Spitzer2Tianyi Huang3Kent D. Taylor4Jerome I. Rotter5Stephen S. Rich6Peter Y. Liu7Martha L. Daviglus8Lifang Hou9Alberto R. Ramos10Sonya Kaur11J. Peter Durda12Hector M. González13Myriam Fornage14Susan Redline15Carmen R. Isasi16Tamar Sofer17Cardiovascular Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterCardiovascular Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterCardiovascular Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterLaboratory of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on AgingThe Institute for Translational Genomics and Population Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterThe Institute for Translational Genomics and Population Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterDepartment of Genome Sciences, University of Virginia School of MedicineDivision of Genetics, Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineDepartment of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of MedicineDepartment of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of MedicineDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of VermontDepartment of Neurosciences and Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Center, University of California, San DiegoHuman Genetics Center, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical SchoolDepartment of Epidemiology & Population Health, Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of MedicineCardiovascular Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterAbstract C-reactive protein (CRP) reflects inflammation status and is linked to poor sleep, metabolic and cardiovascular health. Methylation (MRS) and polygenic risk scores (PRS) reflect long-term systemic inflammation, and genetically-determined CRP, respectively. To refine understanding of inflammation-linked sleep and health outcomes, we construct PRS-CRPs using GWAS summary statistics and a previously-developed MRS-CRP in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Via survey-weighted linear regression, we estimate associations between blood-, PRS-, and MRS-CRP, with multiple sleep and health outcomes (n = 2217). MRS-CRP and PRS-CRPs are associated with increasing blood-CRP level by 43% and 23% per standard deviation. MRS-CRP is associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) traits, long sleep duration, diabetes and hypertension, while PRS-CRPs were not. Blood-CRP level is associated with sleep duration and diabetes. Adjusting for MRS-CRP weakens OSA-diabetes/hypertension associations. Consequently, MRS-CRP is a stronger marker than blood-CRP and PRS-CRP to systemic inflammation associated with poor sleep and related comorbidities.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08226-1
spellingShingle Ziqing Wang
Danielle A. Wallace
Brian W. Spitzer
Tianyi Huang
Kent D. Taylor
Jerome I. Rotter
Stephen S. Rich
Peter Y. Liu
Martha L. Daviglus
Lifang Hou
Alberto R. Ramos
Sonya Kaur
J. Peter Durda
Hector M. González
Myriam Fornage
Susan Redline
Carmen R. Isasi
Tamar Sofer
Methylation risk score of C-reactive protein associates sleep health with related health outcomes
Communications Biology
title Methylation risk score of C-reactive protein associates sleep health with related health outcomes
title_full Methylation risk score of C-reactive protein associates sleep health with related health outcomes
title_fullStr Methylation risk score of C-reactive protein associates sleep health with related health outcomes
title_full_unstemmed Methylation risk score of C-reactive protein associates sleep health with related health outcomes
title_short Methylation risk score of C-reactive protein associates sleep health with related health outcomes
title_sort methylation risk score of c reactive protein associates sleep health with related health outcomes
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08226-1
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