Sleep patterns linked to heart health in younger women
Official title: Sleep Variability and Cardiometabolic Health Among Women
Funded at Columbia University Health Sciences · NIH-11392698 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project looks at how sleep quality and variability relate to heart health risks in women aged roughly 35–54.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Columbia University Health Sciences NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project start | July 15, 2024 |
| Project end | April 30, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $771,034 |
| NIH project number | 5R01HL169991-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11392698 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Women aged approximately 35–54 who are willing to provide sleep data and health information over time.
✕Less likely to help
Women outside the 35–54 age range or those not participating in long-term sleep/health monitoring may not directly benefit.
What this research studies
If you are a woman in the 35–54 age range, this study will follow your sleep patterns and health markers to understand how inconsistent or poor sleep may relate to obesity, blood pressure, and inflammation. Researchers will analyze sleep duration and quality, and connect these data to cardiometabolic risk factors to uncover mechanisms that may explain higher CVD deaths in younger women. The work builds on preliminary findings and may involve noninvasive measurements and questionnaires over time. Participation could help identify sleep-related strategies to improve heart health for women.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Understanding sleep-related factors that contribute to heart health could lead to targeted tips and interventions for women to reduce cardiovascular risk.
How similar studies have gone: Prior studies have linked poor sleep with CVD risk factors, with growing evidence supporting these associations in women, though mechanisms remain to be clarified.
Where this research is happening
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Columbia University Health Sciences
New York, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Aggarwal, Brooke Anne — Columbia University Health Sciences
- Study coordinator: Aggarwal, Brooke Anne
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.