Socioeconomic status discrimination is associated with poor sleep in African-Americans, but not Whites.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Research on self-reported experiences of discrimination and health has grown in recent decades, but has largely focused on racial discrimination or overall mistreatment. Less is known about reports of discrimination on the basis of socioeconomic status (SES), despite the fact that SES is one of the most powerful social determinants of health.

Objective

We sought to examine the cross-sectional association between self-reported SES discrimination and subjective sleep quality, an emerging risk factor for disease. We further examined whether associations differed by race or SES.

Methods

We used logistic and linear regression to analyze data from a population-based cohort of 425 African-American and White middle-aged adults (67.5% female) in the Southeastern Unit

SUBMITTER: Van Dyke ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4815260 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature