Racial differences in sleep duration intersect with sex, socioeconomic status, and U.S. geographic region: The REGARDS study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Short and long sleep duration are associated with poor health outcomes and are most prevalent among racial/ethnic minorities. Few studies have investigated the intersection of other sociodemographic characteristics with race/ethnicity on sleep duration prevalence.

Design

Longitudinal retrospective analysis of continental U.S. cohort, the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) PARTICIPANTS: Black (n = 7,547) and white (n = 12,341) adults, 56% women, ≥45 years MEASUREMENTS: At baseline (2003-07), participants reported age, sex, race, education, income, marital status, U.S. region, and employment status. The weighted average of reported sleep duration on weekdays and weekends, assessed at follow-up (2008-10), was categorized as <6, 6.0-6.99

SUBMITTER: Petrov ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8186947 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature