Student loans and racial disparities in self-reported sleep duration: evidence from a nationally representative sample of US young adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina M Walsemann ◽  
Jennifer A Ailshire ◽  
Gilbert C Gee
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Racial Disparities ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Student Loans ◽  
Nationally Representative

The Problem with Square Pegs: Sexual Orientation Concordance as a Predictor of Depressive Symptoms

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoe Caplan
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The Relationship

The author uses a nationally representative sample of cisgender young adults to examine the relationship between sexual orientation concordance and the prevalence of depressive symptoms. In these analyses, the author differentiates between those with an exclusive identity (100 percent gay or 100 percent straight) and those with a nonexclusive identity (“mostly gay,” “mostly straight,” or bisexual). Among those with an exclusive identity, the author differentiates between those with behavior and attraction that is in line with (concordant) or goes against (discordant) a claimed gay or straight identity. Those with a concordant sexual orientation report significantly lower depressive symptoms scores than do those with either a discordant sexual orientation or a nonexclusive identity. When accounting for orientation, concordance is significantly associated with depressive symptoms for straight- but not gay-identified young adults. These findings generally hold for women, but not for men when change in identity is controlled for.

scholarly journals Caffeine consumption, insomnia, and sleep duration: Results from a nationally representative sample

Nutrition ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1193-1199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ninad S. Chaudhary ◽  
Michael A. Grandner ◽  
Nicholas J. Jackson ◽  
Subhajit Chakravorty
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Caffeine Consumption ◽  
Nationally Representative

scholarly journals Systolic Blood Pressure and Adiposity: Examination by Race and Gender in a Nationally Representative Sample of Young Adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. H. Brummett ◽  
M. B. Babyak ◽  
I. C. Siegler ◽  
R. Surwit ◽  
A. Georgiades ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Systolic Blood Pressure ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Association between pesticide exposure and sleep health among a representative sample of US adults: evidence from NHANES 2009–2014

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrid N. Zamora ◽  
Deborah J. Watkins ◽  
Karen E. Peterson ◽  
Erica C. Jansen
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Pesticide Exposure ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Sleep Health ◽  
Insufficient Sleep ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Binomial Regression ◽  
General Adult Population ◽  
Nationally Representative

Abstract Background Data suggest that pesticides interact with the melatonin receptor, which may influence sleep. However, the link between pesticides and sleep remains unexplored among the general adult population. This study evaluated unstratified and sex-stratified associations between urinary pesticide exposure (N = 4,478) and self-reported acute household pesticide exposure (N = 14,956), with sleep health outcomes within a nationally representative sample of US adults. Methods Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) 2009–2014 were combined for analysis of aim 1 and aim 2. Urinary pesticide metabolite concentrations served as biomarkers of pesticide exposure. Acute household pesticide exposure (if any chemical products were used in the home in the past seven days to control pests) was self-reported (yes/no). Insufficient sleep duration (< 7 h/night) and trouble sleeping (yes/no) were self-reported. Log-binomial regression models that accounted for complex survey weights and adjusted for confounders were used to compute prevalence ratios and 95% CI. Results Log urinary 3-phenoxybenzoic acid (3-PBA) was related to a higher probability of insufficient sleep [1.09 (95% CI: 1.00, 1.20), p = 0.04] and trouble sleeping [1.14 (95% CI: 1.02, 1.27), p = 0.02] among males. Self-reported acute household pesticide exposure was associated with a higher probability of insufficient sleep duration [1.16 (95% CI: 1.02, 1.32), p = 0.03] and trouble sleeping [1.20 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.44), p = 0.04] in the unstratified sample. Sex-stratified findings showed that associations between acute household pesticide exposure and trouble sleeping only persisted  among males [1.69 (95% CI: 1.27, 2.24), p < .001]. Conclusions In summary, acute pesticide exposure may be detrimental to adult sleep health, particularly among US males.

scholarly journals 0221 Late Meals, Sleep Duration, and Sleep Fragmentation: Findings From the American Time Use Survey

SLEEP ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A86-A86
Author(s):  
S Iao ◽  
K Shedden ◽  
E C Jansen ◽  
L M O’Brien ◽  
R D Chervin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Time Use ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Sleep Fragmentation ◽  
Published Data ◽  
American Time Use Survey ◽  
Causal Pathways ◽  
Time Use Survey ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Introduction Sleep hygiene recommendations discourage eating close to bedtime, though published data on the impact are not consistent. Associations between eating or drinking, within 1-hour prior to bedtime, sleep duration and sleep fragmentation were examined in a nationally-representative sample. Methods Data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS), administered to a nationally representative sample of n=201,151 US residents aged ≥15 years were utilized. In an annual phone interview, ATUS participants were asked to record their activities during a 24-hour period (04:00am to 04:00am on the interview day) and were randomly selected to report weekdays or weekend activities. The present analysis included data from 2003–2018 and restricted to weekday respondents (n=124,242). Reporting of eating/drinking activities within 1-hour prior to bedtime was considered as a dichotomous variable (yes/no). Sleep fragmentation was defined as any awakening during the primary sleep episode (yes/no). Linear and logistic regression models, adjusted for age, sex, cohabitation, education and employment, were used to examine associations between eating/drinking and sleep duration or sleep fragmentation. Results In this ATUS sample, 56% of respondents were female and the mean age was 45 years. Mean sleep duration was 8.02 (0.007) hours, and 6% of survey participants ate/drank within 1-hour prior to bedtime. Overall, eating/drinking within 1-hour prior to bedtime was associated with longer sleep duration (p&lt;0.01). Women and men who ate/drank within 1-hour prior to bedtime, in comparison to those who did not, had 35 minutes and 26 minutes longer sleep duration (p- value&lt;0.0001) Eating/drinking activities within 1-hour prior to bedtime were associated with 1.8 higher odds of fragmented sleep (p&lt;0.001). Conclusion In this large population-based survey, weekday eating or drinking within 1-hour prior to bedtime was associated with sleep fragmentation and longer sleep duration. Causal pathways would be difficult to discern, though sleep fragmentation could lead to compensatory increases in sleep duration. Support None

Sleep health in U.S. adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garrett Hisler ◽  
Jean Twenge
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Sleep Health ◽  
The Past ◽  
Falling Asleep ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
Nationally Representative

Understanding how health has changed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is critical to reducing and recovering from the pandemic. This study focused on how sleep health in the United States may have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sleep duration and number of days in the past week with difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, and not feeling rested in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults collected before the COVID-19 outbreak (2018 National Health Interview Survey, n = 19,433) was compared to the same measures in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults collected during the COVID-19 outbreak (2020 Luc.id, n = 2,059). Sleep duration was slightly shorter in 2020 than 2018 (d = -.05). Moreover, the prevalence of insufficient sleep duration (RR = 1.20) and the number of days with difficulty falling asleep (d = .54), difficulty staying asleep (d =.36), and not feeling rested (d = .14) was greater in 2020 than 2018. Twice as many people in 2020 reported experiencing at least one night of difficulty falling asleep (RR = 1.95) or staying asleep (RR = 1.75). Adults younger than 60 and those who belonged to an Asian racial group had larger differences than other age and racial groups between 2018 and 2020. Thus, sleep health in U.S. adults was worse in 2020 than in 2018, particularly in younger and Asian adults. Findings highlight sleep as target in future research and interventions seeking to understand and reduce the effects of the spread of COVID-19.

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