Introduction Epidemiologic studies have shown the importance of habitual sleep duration as
an index of health and mortality risks. However, little has been done to ascertain ethnic …

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 …

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 …

Purpose: Blacks experience a number of health disparities. Sleep disturbances contribute to
poor health. This preliminary study explores whether a disparity in sleep disturbances exists …

Despite mounting evidence that sleep duration is a risk factor across diverse health and
functional domains, little is known about the distribution and determinants of sleep. In 2003 …

This study examined the association between race/ethnicity and objectively measured sleep
characteristics in a large sample of older men. Black men had significantly shorter total sleep …

Abstract Background The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) was used to ascertain
whether increases in inadequate sleep differentially affected black and white Americans. We …

BACKGROUND: The effect of race/ethnicity on the risk of diabetes associated with sleep
duration has not been systematically investigated. This study assessed whether blacks …

Sleep duration is associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk factors,
depression, automobile and workplace accidents, and prospective mortality. Little is known …

The authors examined sociodemographic, lifestyle, and comorbidity factors that could
confound or mediate U-shaped associations between sleep duration and health in 6,472 …