Association of Objective and Self‐Reported Sleep Duration With All‐Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: A Community‐Based Study

Background Previous studies found an association between self‐reported sleep duration and mortality. This study aimed to compare the effects of objective and self‐reported sleep duration on all‐cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Methods and Results A total of 2341 men and 2686 women (aged 63.9±11.1 years) were selected from the SHHS (Sleep Heart Health Study). Objective sleep duration was acquired using in‐home polysomnography records, and self‐reported sleep duration on weekdays and weekends was based on a sleep habits questionnaire. The sleep duration was categorized as ≤4 hours, 4 to 5 hours, 5 to 6 hours, 6 to 7 hours, 7 to 8 hours, and >8 hours. Multivariable Cox regression analysis was used to investigate the association of objective and self‐reported sleep duration with all‐cause and CVD mortality. During a mean follow‐up period of 11 years, 1172 (23.3%) participants died, including 359 (7.1%) deaths from CVD. All‐cause and CVD mortality rates decreased gradually with increasing objective sleep duration. In multivariable Cox regression analysis, the greatest association for all‐cause and CVD mortality was with an objective sleep duration of 5 hours or shorter. In addition, we found a J‐shaped association of self‐reported sleep duration on both weekdays and weekends with all‐cause and CVD mortality. Self‐reported short (≤4 hours) and long (>8 hours) sleep duration on weekdays and weekends were associated with an increased risk of all‐cause and CVD mortality compared with 7 to 8 hours sleep duration. Furthermore, a weak correlation was observed between objective and self‐reported sleep duration. Conclusions This study showed that both objective and self‐reported sleep duration were associated with all‐cause and CVD mortality, but with different characteristics. Registration URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00005275; Unique identifier: NCT00005275.