Polygenic Score (PGS) ID: PGS019922

Predicted Trait
Reported Trait Long Sleep
Mapped Trait(s) sleep duration trait (OBA_2040171)
Additional Trait Information Million Veteran Program GWAS definition: self-reported sleep duration ≥10 hours per 24-hour period; African ancestry-specific score.
Released in PGS Catalog: July 29, 2026
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Score Details

Score Construction
PGS Name Long Sleep MVP AFR
Development Method
Name PRS-CSx
Parameters Ancestry-specific posterior SNP effect sizes inferred using PRS-CSx; 1000 Genomes African LD reference panel for the AFR component; HapMap target variants on GRCh38; continuous shrinkage prior with a=1, b=0.5 and phi=auto; other parameters default; no clumping or P-value thresholding.
Variants
Original Genome Build GRCh38
Number of Variants 831,373
Effect Weight Type beta
PGS Source
PGS Catalog Publication (PGP) ID PGP000836
Citation (link to publication) Wyss AB et al. Sleep (2026)
Ancestry Distribution
Source of Variant
Associations (GWAS)
African: 100%
16,433 individuals (100%)

Development Samples

Source of Variant Associations (GWAS)
Study Identifiers Sample Numbers Sample Ancestry Cohort(s)
GWAS Catalog: GCST90428610
Europe PMC: 37770476
 16,433 individuals African unspecified MVP, UKB

Performance Metrics

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PGS Performance
Metric ID (PPM) 		PGS Sample Set ID
(PSS) 		Performance Source Trait PGS Effect Sizes
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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