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Differences in short sleep duration by occupation among employed US- and non-US born whites, blacks and latinos
Roland J. Thorpe Jr., PhD,
Department of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Susan Redline, MD, MPH,
Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD,
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Background: Sleep duration, associated with increased morbidity/mortality, has been shown to vary by race and occupation. Few studies have examined the additional influence of immigrant status. Methods: Using a nationally-representative sample of 175,244 US adults from the National Health Interview Survey from 2004-2011, we estimated prevalence ratios (PRs) for short sleep duration (<7 hours) among US- and non-US born Blacks and Latinos by occupation compared to their White counterparts using adjusted Poisson regression models with robust variance. Results: Non-US born participant's mean age was 46 years, 55% were men, 58% were Latino, and 65% lived in the US ³15 years. Short sleep prevalence was highest among US- and non-US born Blacks in all occupations, and the prevalence generally increased with increasing professional/management roles in Blacks and Latinos while it decreased in Whites. Adjusted short sleep was more prevalent in US-born Blacks compared to Whites in professional/management (PR=1.52 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.42-1.63]), support services (PR=1.31 [95% CI: 1.26-1.37]), and laborers (PR=1.11 [95% CI: 1.06-1.16]). The Black-White comparison was even higher for non-US born Black laborers (PR=1.50 [95% CI: 1.24-1.80]). Similar for non-US born Latinos, Latinos born in the US had a higher short sleep prevalence in professional/management (PR=1.14 [95% CI: 1.04-1.24]) and support services (PR=1.06 [95% CI: 1.01-1.11]), but a lower prevalence among laborers (PR=0.77 [95% CI: 0.74-0.81]) compared to Whites. Discussion: Short sleep varied within and between immigrant status for some ethnicities in particular occupations, illuminating the need to understand sociocultural factors contributing to sleep disparities among US workers.
Learning Areas:
Chronic disease management and prevention
Diversity and culture
Epidemiology
Occupational health and safety
Public health or related research
Social and behavioral sciences
Learning Objectives:
Describe disparities in short sleep duration by occupation among US- and non-US born blacks and latinos compared to their white counterparts.
Keyword(s): Immigrants, Epidemiology
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have a PhD in Epidemiology, and have conducted previous research in sleep disparities using large nationally representative samples of the United States population. I am also interested in minority health research, and have worked with internationally-recognized Professors of Medicine and Epidemiology who are experts in sleep, chronic disease, and social epidemiology.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
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and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed
in my presentation.
