Mixed
Racial and ethnic minority groups in the US experience significantly worse sleep health outcomes, including shorter duration, lower efficiency, and higher prevalence of sleep disorders, compared to non-Hispanic Whites.
If you belong to a racial or ethnic minority group, you may face systemic barriers that make getting adequate sleep harder, regardless of your personal habits. Focus on controllable factors like sleep hygiene and stress management, but recognize that advocating for policy changes and community support is also part of addressing sleep health disparities.
growing research consistently demonstrates that racial/ethnic minorities are more likely to experience, for instance, shorter sleep durations, less deep sleep, inconsistent sleep timing, and lower sleep continuity in comparison to Whites.
Why this rating
Based on large, nationally representative datasets (NHIS, NHANES, MESA, CARDIA) and objective measures (actigraphy, PSG).
Source
<p>Are sleep patterns influenced by race/ethnicity – a marker of relative advantage or disadvantage? Evidence to date</p>
Dayna A. Johnson et al. · Nature and Science of Sleep · 2019
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