OBJECTIVES: Lower socioeconomic status is associated with short or long sleep duration
and sleep disturbance (eg, sleep apnea), which are all related to increased mortality risk …

Sleep represents a set of biological functions necessary for the maintenance of life.
Performing these functions, though, requires that an individual engage in behaviors, which …

Abstract Study Objectives: To date, conflicting observations have been made regarding
ethnic differences in sleep patterns. Plausibly, differing sampling strategies and disparity in …

Objectives: There is limited research on racial/ethnic variation in sleep disturbances. This
study aimed to quantify the distributions of objectively measured sleep disordered breathing …

Study Objectives: We investigated the prevalence and correlates of sleep complaints in a
large well-characterized population. Design: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study …

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 …

Objective. Racial/ethnic health disparities are infrequently considered by nativity status in
the United States, although the immigrant population has practically doubled since 1990 …

Study Objectives: To examine the relation of sleep-related symptoms to race and ethnicity in
a diverse sample of middle-aged and older men and women. Design: Cross-sectional …

Background Despite remarkable achievements in ensuring health equity, racial/ethnic
disparities in sleep still persist and are emerging as a major area of concern. Accumulating …

Abstract Study Objectives To document trends in self-reported sleep duration for the
noninstitutionalized US civilian population from 2004 to 2017 and examine how sleep trends …