PGS Publication: PGP000836

Publication Information (EuropePMC)
Title Using Polygenic Risk Scores to Evaluate Definitions of Self-Reported Sleep Phenotypes Across Cohorts.
PubMed ID 42479672(Europe PMC)
doi 10.1093/sleep/zsag200
Publication Date July 21, 2026
Journal Sleep
Author(s) Wyss AB, Brown M, Li X, Spitzer BW, Huang Z, Wang H, Saxena R, Gallo L, Qi Q, Tarraf W, Kaplan R, Lamar M, González HM, DeCarli C, Fornage M, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Taylor KD, Guo X, Wood AC, Liu PY, Heckbert SR, Sarnowski C, Bressler J, Morrison AC, Yu B, Lutsey PL, Isasi CR, Redline S, Sofer T.
Released in PGS Catalog: July 29, 2026

Associated Polygenic Score(s)

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PGS Developed By This Publication

Polygenic Score ID & Name PGS Publication ID (PGP) Reported Trait Mapped Trait(s) (Ontology) Number of Variants Ancestry distribution
GWAS
Dev
Eval
Scoring File (FTP Link)
PGS019930
(Insomnia MVP AFR)
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Insomnia insomnia 1,211,512
-
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019930/ScoringFiles/PGS019930.txt.gz
PGS019924
(Short Sleep UKB)
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Short Sleep short sleep 1,116,211
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019924/ScoringFiles/PGS019924.txt.gz
PGS019937
(Excessive Daytime Sleepiness MVP AMR)
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness excessive daytime sleepiness measurement 1,170,607
-
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019937/ScoringFiles/PGS019937.txt.gz
PGS019939
(Excessive Daytime Sleepiness UKB+MVP EUR (meta-analyzed))
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness excessive daytime sleepiness measurement 1,116,797
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019939/ScoringFiles/PGS019939.txt.gz
PGS019934
(Excessive Daytime Sleepiness UKB)
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness excessive daytime sleepiness measurement 1,116,191
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019934/ScoringFiles/PGS019934.txt.gz
PGS019938
(Excessive Daytime Sleepiness MVP EAS)
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness excessive daytime sleepiness measurement 1,022,672
-
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019938/ScoringFiles/PGS019938.txt.gz
PGS019921
(Long Sleep MVP EUR)
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Long Sleep sleep duration trait 769,142
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019921/ScoringFiles/PGS019921.txt.gz
PGS019927
(Short Sleep UKB+MVP EUR (meta-analyzed))
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Short Sleep short sleep 1,116,612
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019927/ScoringFiles/PGS019927.txt.gz
PGS019929
(Insomnia MVP EUR)
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Insomnia insomnia 1,085,967
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019929/ScoringFiles/PGS019929.txt.gz
PGS019936
(Excessive Daytime Sleepiness MVP AFR)
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness excessive daytime sleepiness measurement 1,218,411
-
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019936/ScoringFiles/PGS019936.txt.gz
PGS019922
(Long Sleep MVP AFR)
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Long Sleep sleep duration trait 831,373
-
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019922/ScoringFiles/PGS019922.txt.gz
PGS019923
(Long Sleep UKB+MVP EUR (meta-analyzed))
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Long Sleep sleep duration trait 1,116,622
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019923/ScoringFiles/PGS019923.txt.gz
PGS019925
(Short Sleep MVP EUR)
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Short Sleep short sleep 761,060
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019925/ScoringFiles/PGS019925.txt.gz
PGS019926
(Short Sleep MVP AFR)
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Short Sleep short sleep 790,064
-
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019926/ScoringFiles/PGS019926.txt.gz
PGS019928
(Insomnia UKB)
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Insomnia insomnia 1,069,748
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019928/ScoringFiles/PGS019928.txt.gz
PGS019931
(Insomnia MVP AMR)
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Insomnia insomnia 1,166,626
-
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019931/ScoringFiles/PGS019931.txt.gz
PGS019932
(Insomnia MVP EAS)
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Insomnia insomnia 1,021,391
-
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019932/ScoringFiles/PGS019932.txt.gz
PGS019933
(Insomnia UKB+MVP EUR (meta-analyzed))
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Insomnia insomnia 1,116,570
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019933/ScoringFiles/PGS019933.txt.gz
PGS019935
(Excessive Daytime Sleepiness MVP EUR)
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness excessive daytime sleepiness measurement 1,089,038
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019935/ScoringFiles/PGS019935.txt.gz
PGS019920
(Long Sleep UKB)
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Long Sleep sleep duration trait 1,116,211
-
https://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/spot/pgs/scores/PGS019920/ScoringFiles/PGS019920.txt.gz

Performance Metrics

Disclaimer: The performance metrics are displayed as reported by the source studies. It is important to note that metrics are not necessarily comparable with each other. For example, metrics depend on the sample characteristics (described by the PGS Catalog Sample Set [PSS] ID), phenotyping, and statistical modelling. Please refer to the source publication for additional guidance on performance.

PGS Performance
Metric ID (PPM)
Evaluated Score PGS Sample Set ID
(PSS)
Performance Source Trait PGS Effect Sizes
(per SD change)
Classification Metrics Other Metrics Covariates Included in the Model PGS Performance:
Other Relevant Information
PPM038103 PGS019925
(Short Sleep MVP EUR)
PSS013825|
Multi-ancestry (including European)|
16,265 individuals
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Reported Trait: Short sleep (<=6 hours) OR: 1.23 [1.13, 1.34] Age, sex, study center, ancestry principal components; race additionally included in BHS. European-ancestry score constructed from MVP GWAS summary statistics using PRS-CSx and evaluated as a stand-alone score across ARIC, HCHS/SOL, MESA and BHS. Fixed-effect meta-analysis p for heterogeneity = 0.04. HCHS/SOL analyses incorporated sampling weights.
PPM038102 PGS019924
(Short Sleep UKB)
PSS013825|
Multi-ancestry (including European)|
16,265 individuals
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Reported Trait: Short sleep (<=6 hours) OR: 1.23 [1.14, 1.33] Incremental variance explained by the PRS: 0.16 [0.04, 0.33] Age, sex, study center, ancestry principal components; race additionally included in BHS. Incremental variance explained was reported as a percentage and estimated in unrelated HCHS/SOL participants. The score was constructed from UKB GWAS summary statistics using PRS-CS and evaluated across ARIC, HCHS/SOL, MESA and BHS. Fixed-effect meta-analysis p for heterogeneity = 0.97. HCHS/SOL analyses incorporated sampling weights.
PPM038104 PGS019927
(Short Sleep UKB+MVP EUR (meta-analyzed))
PSS013825|
Multi-ancestry (including European)|
16,265 individuals
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Reported Trait: Short sleep (<=6 hours) OR: 1.14 Age, sex, study center, ancestry principal components; race additionally included in BHS. The score was constructed from meta-analysed UKB and MVP European-ancestry GWAS summary statistics using PRS-CS and evaluated across ARIC, HCHS/SOL, MESA and BHS. Fixed-effect meta-analysis p for heterogeneity = 0.47. HCHS/SOL analyses incorporated sampling weights.
PPM038105 PGS019920
(Long Sleep UKB)
PSS013824|
Multi-ancestry (including European)|
16,265 individuals
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Reported Trait: Long sleep (>=9 hours) OR: 1.09 [1.04, 1.16] Incremental variance explained by the PRS: 0.21 [0.07, 0.39] Age, sex, study center, ancestry principal components; race additionally included in BHS. Incremental variance explained was reported as a percentage and estimated in unrelated HCHS/SOL participants. The score was constructed from UKB GWAS summary statistics using PRS-CS and evaluated across ARIC, HCHS/SOL, MESA and BHS. Fixed-effect meta-analysis p for heterogeneity = 0.77. HCHS/SOL analyses incorporated sampling weights.
PPM038106 PGS019921
(Long Sleep MVP EUR)
PSS013824|
Multi-ancestry (including European)|
16,265 individuals
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Reported Trait: Long sleep (>=9 hours) OR: 1.08 [1.03, 1.14] Age, sex, study center, ancestry principal components; race additionally included in BHS. European-ancestry score constructed from MVP GWAS summary statistics using PRS-CSx and evaluated as a stand-alone score across ARIC, HCHS/SOL, MESA and BHS. Fixed-effect meta-analysis p for heterogeneity = 0.52. HCHS/SOL analyses incorporated sampling weights.
PPM038107 PGS019923
(Long Sleep UKB+MVP EUR (meta-analyzed))
PSS013824|
Multi-ancestry (including European)|
16,265 individuals
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Reported Trait: Long sleep (>=9 hours) OR: 1.09 Age, sex, study center, ancestry principal components; race additionally included in BHS. The score was constructed from meta-analysed UKB and MVP European-ancestry GWAS summary statistics using PRS-CS and evaluated across ARIC, HCHS/SOL, MESA and BHS. Fixed-effect meta-analysis p for heterogeneity = 0.94. HCHS/SOL analyses incorporated sampling weights.
PPM038108 PGS019928
(Insomnia UKB)
PSS013823|
Multi-ancestry (including European)|
16,637 individuals
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Reported Trait: Insomnia (WHIIRS >=10, or modified 3-question WHIIRS >=6 in ARIC) OR: 1.17 [1.111, 1.22] Incremental variance explained by the PRS for WHIIRS>=10: 0.27 [0.11, 0.48] Age, sex, study center, ancestry principal components; race additionally included in BHS. Incremental variance explained was reported as a percentage and estimated in unrelated HCHS/SOL participants. The score was constructed from UKB GWAS summary statistics using PRS-CS and evaluated across ARIC, HCHS/SOL, MESA and BHS. Fixed-effect meta-analysis p for heterogeneity = 0.69. HCHS/SOL analyses incorporated sampling weights.
PPM038109 PGS019929
(Insomnia MVP EUR)
PSS013823|
Multi-ancestry (including European)|
16,637 individuals
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Reported Trait: Insomnia (WHIIRS >=10, or modified 3-question WHIIRS >=6 in ARIC) OR: 1.19 Age, sex, study center, ancestry principal components; race additionally included in BHS. European-ancestry score constructed from MVP GWAS summary statistics using PRS-CSx and evaluated as a stand-alone score across ARIC, HCHS/SOL, MESA and BHS. Fixed-effect meta-analysis p for heterogeneity = 0.49. HCHS/SOL analyses incorporated sampling weights.
PPM038110 PGS019933
(Insomnia UKB+MVP EUR (meta-analyzed))
PSS013823|
Multi-ancestry (including European)|
16,637 individuals
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Reported Trait: Insomnia (WHIIRS >=10, or modified 3-question WHIIRS >=6 in ARIC) OR: 1.27 Age, sex, study center, ancestry principal components; race additionally included in BHS. The score was constructed from meta-analysed UKB and MVP European-ancestry GWAS summary statistics using PRS-CS and evaluated across ARIC, HCHS/SOL, MESA and BHS. Significant between-study heterogeneity was observed (p for heterogeneity = 0.006); the manuscript also reports random-effects results. HCHS/SOL analyses incorporated sampling weights.
PPM038111 PGS019934
(Excessive Daytime Sleepiness UKB)
PSS013822|
Multi-ancestry (including European)|
16,767 individuals
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Reported Trait: Excessive daytime sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale >=11) OR: 1.23 [1.16, 1.3] Incremental variance explained by the PRS: 0.47 [0.25, 0.73] Age, sex, study center, ancestry principal components; race additionally included in BHS Incremental variance explained was reported as a percentage and estimated in unrelated HCHS/SOL participants. The score was constructed from UKB GWAS summary statistics using PRS-CS and evaluated across ARIC, HCHS/SOL, MESA and BHS. Fixed-effect meta-analysis p for heterogeneity = 0.83. HCHS/SOL analyses incorporated sampling weights.
PPM038112 PGS019935
(Excessive Daytime Sleepiness MVP EUR)
PSS013822|
Multi-ancestry (including European)|
16,767 individuals
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Reported Trait: Excessive daytime sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale >=11) OR: 1.15 [1.07, 1.24] Age, sex, study center, ancestry principal components; race additionally included in BHS. European-ancestry score constructed from MVP GWAS summary statistics using PRS-CSx and evaluated as a stand-alone score across ARIC, HCHS/SOL, MESA and BHS. Fixed-effect meta-analysis p for heterogeneity = 0.29. HCHS/SOL analyses incorporated sampling weights.
PPM038113 PGS019939
(Excessive Daytime Sleepiness UKB+MVP EUR (meta-analyzed))
PSS013822|
Multi-ancestry (including European)|
16,767 individuals
PGP000836 |
Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Reported Trait: Excessive daytime sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale >=11) OR: 1.12 Age, sex, study center, ancestry principal components; race additionally included in BHS. The score was constructed from meta-analysed UKB and MVP European-ancestry GWAS summary statistics using PRS-CS and evaluated across ARIC, HCHS/SOL, MESA and BHS. Fixed-effect meta-analysis p for heterogeneity = 0.11. HCHS/SOL analyses incorporated sampling weights.

Evaluated Samples

PGS Sample Set ID
(PSS)
Phenotype Definitions and Methods Participant Follow-up Time Sample Numbers Age of Study Participants Sample Ancestry Additional Ancestry Description Cohort(s) Additional Sample/Cohort Information
PSS013825 Short sleep defined as ≤6 hours.
[
  • 269 cases
  • , 722 controls
]
African American or Afro-Caribbean, European BHS_b
PSS013822 Excessive daytime sleepiness defined as Epworth Sleepiness Scale score ≥11.
[
  • 1,905 cases
  • , 10,220 controls
]
Hispanic or Latin American
(Central American, Cuban, Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and South America)
HCHS/SOL
PSS013822 Excessive daytime sleepiness defined as Epworth Sleepiness Scale score ≥11.
[
  • 287 cases
  • , 1,786 controls
]
European, African American or Afro-Caribbean, Hispanic or Latin American, East Asian
(European, Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Chinese American)
MESA
PSS013822 Excessive daytime sleepiness defined as Epworth Sleepiness Scale score ≥11.
[
  • 431 cases
  • , 1,066 controls
]
European ARIC
PSS013822 Excessive daytime sleepiness defined as Epworth Sleepiness Scale score ≥11.
[
  • 169 cases
  • , 903 controls
]
European, African American or Afro-Caribbean
(European and Black/African American)
BHS_b
PSS013823 WHIIRS 5-question score ≥10.
[
  • 3,837 cases
  • , 8,144 controls
]
Hispanic or Latin American
(Central American, Cuban, Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and South America)
HCHS/SOL Visit 1; survey-weighted analysis.
PSS013823 WHIIRS 5-question score ≥10.
[
  • 604 cases
  • , 1,465 controls
]
European, African American or Afro-Caribbean, Hispanic or Latin American, East Asian
(European, Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Chinese American)
MESA Visit 5.
PSS013823 Modified 3-question WHIIRS score ≥6.
[
  • 799 cases
  • , 721 controls
]
European ARIC Visit 4 / Sleep Heart Health Study assessment.
PSS013823 WHIIRS 5-question score ≥10.
[
  • 410 cases
  • , 657 controls
]
European, African American or Afro-Caribbean, Hispanic or Latin American, East Asian
(European, Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Chinese American)
BHS_b BiCEPS visit.
PSS013824 Long sleep defined as ≥9 hours.
[
  • 2,740 cases
  • , 8,981 controls
]
Hispanic or Latin American
(Central American, Cuban, Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and South America)
HCHS/SOL Visit 1; survey-weighted analysis.
PSS013824 Long sleep defined as ≥9 hours.
[
  • 503 cases
  • , 1,559 controls
]
European, African American or Afro-Caribbean, Hispanic or Latin American, East Asian
(European, Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Chinese American)
MESA Visit 5.
PSS013824 Long sleep defined as ≥9 hours.
[
  • 94 cases
  • , 1,397 controls
]
European ARIC Visit 4 / Sleep Heart Health Study assessment.
PSS013824 Long sleep defined as ≥9 hours.
[
  • 67 cases
  • , 924 controls
]
African American or Afro-Caribbean, European BHS_b
PSS013825 Short sleep defined as ≤6 hours.
[
  • 1,156 cases
  • , 10,565 controls
]
Hispanic or Latin American
(Central American, Cuban, Dominican, Mexican, Puerto Rican, and South America)
HCHS/SOL Visit 1; survey-weighted analysis.
PSS013825 Short sleep defined as ≤6 hours.
[
  • 178 cases
  • , 1,884 controls
]
European, African American or Afro-Caribbean, Hispanic or Latin American, East Asian
(European, Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Chinese American)
MESA Visit 5.
PSS013825 Short sleep defined as ≤6 hours.
[
  • 117 cases
  • , 1,374 controls
]
European ARIC Visit 4 / Sleep Heart Health Study assessment.