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 …

Sleep may play an important role in health disparities. Indeed, several studies have shown
that racial/ethnic minorities in the United States are more likely to report short (≤ 6 hours) …

Meta-analyses and other previous reviews have identified distinct ethnic/racial differences in
the quantity, quality, and propensity for sleep disorders between black and white adults. The …

Study Objectives: Growing evidence indicates sleep is a major public health issue.
Race/ethnicity and socioeconomics may contribute to sleep problems. This study assessed …

The importance of sleep on health has only been recently recognized, and the general
public and the medical community are not yet fully knowledgeable about this issue. The …

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

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 is a fundamental necessity of life. However, sleep health and sleep disorders are not
equitably distributed across racial/ethnic groups. In fact, growing research consistently …

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