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Short and long sleep duration associated with race/ethnicity, sociodemographics, and socioeconomic position

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Whinnery, Julia, Jackson, Nicholas, Rattanaumpawan, Pinyo, Grandner, Michael A.·2014·SLEEP

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STUDY OBJECTIVES: Short and/or long sleep duration are associated with cardiometabolic disease risk and may be differentially experienced among minorities and the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The present study examined nationally representative data along multiple dimensions of race/ ethnicity and socioeconomic status. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Survey. PATIENTS OR PARTICIPANTS: 2007-2008 NHANES (N = 4,850). INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Self-reported sleep duration was classified as very short (< 5 h), short (5-6 h), normative (7-8 h) and long (≥ 9 h). Population-weighted multinomial logistic regression analyses examined race/ ethnicity, country of origin, language, income, education, health insurance, and food security, controlling for all others as well as age, sex, marital-status, and overall self-rated health. Outcome was self-reported sleep duration, relative to normative sleep duration. Blacks/African Americans were more likely than whites to report very short (OR = 2.34, P < 0.001) and short (OR = 1.85, P < 0.001) sleep. Mexican Americans reported less long sleep (OR = 0.36, P = 0.032). Other Hispanics/ Latinos reported more very short sleep (OR = 2.69, P = 0.025). Asians/ Others reported more very short (OR = 3.99, P = 0.002) and short (OR = 2.08, P = 0.002) sleep. Mexico-born adults reported less short sleep (OR = 0.63, P = 0.042). Spanish-only speakers reported less very short sleep (OR = 0.32, P = 0.030). Lower income groups reported more very short sleep versus > $75,000. Compared to college graduates, increased very short sleep was seen among all lower education levels. Those with public insurance reported more very short (OR = 1.67, P = 0.31) and long (OR = 1.83, P = 0.011) sleep versus uninsured. Very low food security was associated with very short (OR = 1.86, P = 0.036) and short (OR = 1.44, P = 0.047) sleep. CONCLUSIONS: Minority status and lower socioeconomic position were associated with shorter self-reported sleep durations.

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Authors
Whinnery, J., Jackson, N., Rattanaumpawan, P., & Grandner, M. A.
Affiliations
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
  • University of Southern California (US)
Corresponding author
Grandner, Michael A.
Venue
SLEEP
Published
2014-03-01
Volume
37
Issue
3
Pages
601-611
ISSN
  • 0161-8105 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-9109
OpenAlex
W2168135789
Cited by
423
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62
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38.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • SLEEP (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (K23HL110216)
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (R21ES022931)
  • National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR024)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Keywords
sleep duration, short sleep duration, long sleep, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, health disparities, Black/African American adults, Mexican Americans, Hispanic adults, country of origin, language, income, health insurance, food security, NHANES, cardiometabolic risk, educational attainment, income level
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Black or African American, Cross-Sectional Studies, Educational Status, Ethnicity, Female, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Income, Insurance, Health, Male, Mexico, Middle Aged, Nutrition Surveys, Sleep, Socioeconomic Factors, Time Factors, Marital Status, White People, Asian People, Racial Groups, Young Adult, Self Report

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