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The Sleep of African Americans: A Comparative Review

Durrence, H. Heith, Lichstein, Kenneth L.·2006·Behavioral Sleep Medicine

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Researchers have not thoroughly assessed the sleep of African Americans (AAs) despite the recent increased attention to ethnic research. This article reviews the sleep and epidemiological literatures to assess AA sleep. Although the limited data were sometimes inconsistent, they suggest that AAs sleep worse than Caucasian Americans. AAs take longer to fall asleep, report poorer sleep quality, have more light and less deep sleep, and nap more often and longer. AAs have a higher prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing and exhibit more risk factors for poor sleep. These differences are concentrated in young- and middle-age adults. There are no sleep disorders treatment data for AAs. These data support further research into ethnic differences in both normal and disturbed sleep.

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Authors: Durrence, H. H., & Lichstein, K. L.
Venue: Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2006-02
Volume: 4
Issue: 1
Pages: 29-44
ISSN: 1540-2002 (ISSN-L)
1540-2010
DOI: 10.1207/s15402010bsm0401_3
OpenAlex: W2054564138
Cited by: 171
References: 52
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 28 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 6
FWCI: 10.05
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: African Americans, sleep, ethnic differences, sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep-disordered breathing, snoring, napping, sleep disorders, sleep epidemiology, young and middle-aged adults
MeSH terms: Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Black or African American, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Male, Middle Aged, Sleep, Social Environment, Polysomnography, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Black People, White People

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