The association of neighborhood characteristics with sleep duration and daytime sleepiness.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Neighborhood characteristics have been linked to health outcomes. Various mechanisms link neighborhoods and health outcomes; sleep patterns may be 1 contributor; however, little is known about the social determinants of disordered sleep. We examined the association of neighborhood characteristics with sleep duration and daytime sleepiness. METHODS:Participants (n = 801) enrolled as pairs (55 without pair), from 10 churches in the Stroke Health and Risk Education project; 760 were included for analysis (41 withdrew). Sleep duration (hours of sleep at night) and daytime sleepiness (adaptation of Berlin questionnaire; range, 0-3 [more daytime sleepiness]) were self-reported. Neighborhood characteristics included disadvantage, per capita violent crime (census tract level), and safet

SUBMITTER: Johnson DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5777613 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature