Examining Sleep Duration and Sleep Health Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Adults: Findings From NHANES (2005-2014).

ABSTRACT: Objectives: This study proposed to examine sexual identity differences in sleep duration and sleep health (use of sleep medications or sedatives, trouble sleeping, and diagnosis of sleeping disorders) among American adults. Methods: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2005-2014) were used. Sex-stratified multiple logistic regression models were used to compare sleep duration and sleep health between sexual minority (gay/lesbian, bisexual, not-sure) and heterosexual participants, adjusted for predetermined covariates. Heterosexual participants were the reference group. Results: The analytic sample included 16,332 participants. No differences in sleep duration or sleep health were detected when gay and bisexual men were compared to heterosexua

SUBMITTER: Caceres BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6764923 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature