Abstract Study Objectives: The goal of this study was to examine whether there were ethnic
differences in polysomnographically recorded sleep, either in the controlled laboratory …

Sleep duration in America has gradually declined over the last four decades and appears to
have reached a plateau for the last six years, with recent studies reporting that the …

Objective: To examine the independent and interactive effects of race and socioeconomic
status (SES) on objective indices and self-reports of sleep. Methods: The sleep of 187 adults …

Recognition among epidemiologists of the adverse health consequences of sleep habits
and sleep disorders has flourished in recent years. Identifying and understanding the cross …

Background Racial/ethnic differences in sleep are widely reported. However, the extent to
which socioeconomic factors account for crude variation in sleep parameters by racial/ethnic …

AN ESSENTIAL NEW RESOURCE ON A FUNDAMENTAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH
Sleep, along with the sleep-related behaviors that impact sleep quality, have emerged as …

Abstract Study Objectives: Racial and ethnic differences in sleep duration are not well
understood. Research shows that short (≤ 6 hours) and long (≥ 9 hours) sleepers have …

Background Prior studies report less favorable sleep characteristics among non-Whites as
compared with non-Hispanic Whites. However, few population-based studies have used …

Since an association between sleep duration and mortality was first described over 40 years
ago, 1 interest in sleep as a risk factor for adverse health has grown. Studies have generally …

Study Objectives Sleep duration is an important marker of sleep quality and overall sleep
health. Both too little and too much sleep are associated with poorer health outcomes. We …