Accelerometer-derived rest-activity rhythms, genetic risk, and chronic inflammatory markers and the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Yongliang Zhong, Xinyi Liu, Zhiyu Qiao, Haiou Hu, Chengnan Li, Yipeng Ge, Junming Zhu · 2026
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Yongliang Zhong and co-authors link daily rest rhythms to aneurysm risk in a 2026 study. A wrist sensor measure of how strong and regular a person rest activity cycle is has been tied to many health outcomes. Belly aorta aneurysm grows through chronic inflammation and vessel wall breakdown, so weak rhythms may plausibly raise its risk, yet prospective proof was thin.
Near eighty thousand British volunteers wore accelerometers and were followed for about a decade, during which a few hundred aneurysms appeared. Thirteen rhythm measures were tested against new cases, with gene risk and inflammation markers in the model. Machine learning ranked which measures mattered most, and mediation checks traced the inflammation path.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yongliang Zhong, Xinyi Liu, Zhiyu Qiao, Haiou Hu, Chengnan Li, Yipeng Ge, Junming Zhu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |