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U.S. adults are reporting significantly shorter sleep durations (≤6 hours) with a statistically significant increasing trend beginning in 2013, disproportionately affecting Black and Hispanic populations.
If you are an adult in the U.S., you are likely sleeping less than you think, specifically if you are Black or Hispanic. The data shows a sharp rise in short sleep (under 6 hours) starting in 2013. To counter this, you must actively manage environmental factors: limit smartphone use before bed and address sources of economic or social stress, as these are the primary drivers of the observed trend.
results from multinomial logistic regression models indicated that there was an increasing trend toward short sleep beginning in 2013 (b: 0.09, 95% CI: 0.05–0.14) that continued through 2017 (b: 0.18, 95% CI: 0.13–0.23). This trend was significantly more pronounced among Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks
Why this rating
Large sample size (N=398,382) and longitudinal data, but relies on self-reported sleep duration which has known measurement biases.
Source
Are U.S. adults reporting less sleep?: Findings from sleep duration trends in the National Health Interview Survey, 2004–2017
Connor Sheehan et al. · SLEEP · 2018
DOI 10.1093/sleep/zsy221
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