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Sleep Disorders in African Americans and Caucasian Americans: A Meta-Analysis
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Previous research suggests that ethnic groups differ in the prevalence and severity of disordered sleep symptoms. This study used meta-analysis to determine the magnitude of ethnic differences between African Americans (AAs) and Caucasian Americans (CAs) in insomnia symptoms and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). It also used moderator analyses to explore the variability in these effect sizes. Thirteen studies measuring insomnia symptoms and 10 studies measuring SDB met inclusion criteria and represented thousands of adult AAs and CAs. Results indicate AAs have a higher prevalence and greater severity of SDB, but CAs report more insomnia symptoms. These results indicate a need for a multi-ethnic approach to the assessment and treatment of sleep disorders.
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“Regarding sleep disorders, Ruiter and colleagues(226) found that African-Americans were more likely to have sleep disordered breathing, of greater severity, compared to Whites.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Ruiter, M. E., DeCoster, J., Jacobs, L., & Lichstein, K. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Alabama (US)
- ORCID
- DeCoster, Jamie
- Venue
- Behavioral Sleep Medicine
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2010-09-23
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 246-259
- ISSN
- 1540-2002 (ISSN-L)
- 1540-2010
- OpenAlex
- W2023920590
- Semantic Scholar
- dc94d393d30af63cfbc65de9320a9f0738cc95b5
- Cited by
- 152
- References
- 44
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 15 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 0.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Behavioral Sleep Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Keywords
- sleep disorders, ethnic differences, African Americans, White Americans, insomnia symptoms, sleep-disordered breathing, prevalence, symptom severity, racial disparities
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Black or African American, Female, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Male, Middle Aged, Severity of Illness Index, Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Sleep Wake Disorders, United States, Prevalence, White People
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