"Sleep disparity" in the population: poor sleep quality is strongly associated with poverty and ethnicity

P. Patel, Nirav; A. Grandner, Michael; Xie, Dawei; C. Branas, Charles; S. Gooneratne, Nalaka

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-10-475

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"Sleep disparity" in the population: poor sleep quality is strongly associated with poverty and ethnicity

Published in BMC Public Health • Aug 11, 2010

Authors:

Nirav P. Patel

Michael A. Grandner

Dawei Xie

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the social determinants of sleep attainment. This study examines the relationship of race/ethnicity, socio-economic status (SES) and other factors upon sleep quality. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of 9,714 randomly selected subjects was used to explore sleep qua...

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Medicine

Socioeconomic status

Ethnic group

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