An exploration of clinical, behavioral, and community factors associated with sleep duration and efficiency among middle-aged Black/African American smokers.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

We examined the most important correlates to sleep duration and efficiency from a comprehensive array of multilevel factors.

Methods

Baseline data from a cohort of 216 Black/African American smokers aged 40-65 years were examined. The binary outcomes of healthy sleep duration (6-8 h/night) and efficiency (≥85%) were ascertained from 14 consecutive days of actigraphy. Seventy-three independent variables from socio-demographic, individual behavioral, individual physiological, interpersonal, and community domains were assessed. Random survival forest decision trees were generated for each outcome, and variable importance metrics used to rank the predictive abilities of exposure variables. The 5 most predictive exposure variables for each outcome were entered in

SUBMITTER: Patterson F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8205929 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature