Cash RE, et al. - Via this cross-sectional, secondary data analysis of the nationally-representative National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013-2014 cycle, researchers evaluated the link between sleep duration and ideal cardiovascular health (CVH), presuming that very short (<6h) and long (>8h) sleep durations were related to decreased odds of ideal CVH in U.S. adults. They determined the number of ideal CVH components, dichotomized as ideal (5-7 components) or not ideal (0-4 components), using the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 metrics for CVH. Participants were subjects aged 20-74 without prevalent cardiovascular disease. The adjusted odds (aOR, 95% CI) of ideal CVH related to sleep duration (<6, 6, 7 [referent], 8, >8 hours) were estimated by using survey-weighted multivariable logistic regression. They found that, 22% of the population reported ideal CVH. Findings revealed the association of very short and long sleep durations vs average sleep duration, with decreased odds of ideal CVH among U.S. adults.