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Racial/Ethnic Differences in Sleep Disturbances: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

SLEEP · 2015 · Vol. 38(6) · pp. 877–88

Xiaoli Chen✉(Harvard University)Rui Wang(Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center)Phyllis C. Zee(Northwestern University)Pamela L. Lutsey(University of Minnesota)Sogol Javaheri(Harvard University)Carmela Alcántara(Columbia University Irving Medical Center)Chandra L. Jackson(Harvard University)Michelle A. Williams(Harvard University)Susan Redline(Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center)

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Abstract

Sleep disturbances are prevalent among middle-aged and older adults, and vary by race/ethnicity, sex, and obesity status. The high prevalence of sleep disturbances and undiagnosed sleep apnea among racial/ethnic minorities may contribute to health disparities.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Sleep and related disorders Neuroscience of respiration and sleepPolysomnographyMedicineOdds ratioActigraphySleep apneaEpworth Sleepiness ScaleSleep (system call)Confidence intervalInsomniaCohort

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AgedAged, 80 and overCross-Sectional StudiesEthnicityFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersMaleMiddle AgedObesitySleep Apnea SyndromesSleep Wake DisordersSleep StagesUnited States

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