Sleep debt at the community level: impact of age, sex, race/ethnicity and health

Sleep Health
Elliott C FoxNalaka S Gooneratne

Abstract

Insufficient sleep has become recognized as a pervasive problem in modern society. Sleep debt is a novel measure of sleep adequacy that may be useful in describing those at risk for inadequate sleep. Our objective was to investigate factors that may be associated with sleep debt at the population level, as well as build upon previous data that showed that minority groups may be more likely to have sleep debt. A cross-sectional population phone survey included questions regarding amount of sleep required and amount of sleep achieved. Sleep debt was calculated by subtracting sleep achieved from sleep required. This study was designed by the Philadelphia Health Management Corporation and conducted over landlines and cell phones. The Random Digit Dialing method was used to randomly choose 8,752 adults older than 18 years from several counties in and around Philadelphia to answer questions about sleep. Logistic regression was performed to test associations between sleep debt and various sociodemographic factors in different population subgroups to identify those at risk for sub-optimal sleep duration. Sleep debt was seen to decrease with age, a novel finding that is in contrast with literature suggesting that older adults have poor ...Continue Reading

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Mar 14, 2021·Sleep Medicine·Soojung AhnMin-Woong Sohn
Oct 29, 2021·Science·Michael A Grandner, Fabian-Xosé Fernandez

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