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Savin KL, Carlson JA, Patel SR, Jankowska MM, Allison MA, Sotres-Alvarez D, Sallis JF, Talavera GA, Roesch SC, Malcarne VL, Larsen B, Rutledge T, Gallo LC. Sleep 2023; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, Publisher Associated Professional Sleep Societies)

DOI

10.1093/sleep/zsad260

PMID

37788570

Abstract

STUDY OBJECTIVES: To test associations between neighborhood social, built, and ambient environment characteristics and multidimensional sleep health in Hispanic/Latino adults.

METHODS: Data were from San Diego-based Hispanic/Latino adults mostly of Mexican heritage enrolled in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (N=342). Home addresses were geocoded to ascertain neighborhood characteristics of greenness, walkability (density of intersections, retail spaces, and residences), socioeconomic deprivation (e.g., lower income, lower education), social disorder (e.g., vacant buildings, crime), traffic density, and air pollution (PM 2.5) in the Study of Latinos Communities and Surrounding Areas Study. Sleep dimensions of regularity, satisfaction, alertness, timing, efficiency, and duration were measured by self-report or actigraphy approximately 2 years later. Multivariable regression models accounting for study design (stratification and clustering) were used to examine associations of neighborhood variables with individual sleep dimensions and a multidimensional sleep health composite score.

RESULTS: Neighborhood characteristics were not significantly associated with the multidimensional sleep health composite, and there were few significant associations with individual sleep dimensions. Greater levels of air pollution (B=9.03, 95% CI: 1.16, 16.91) were associated with later sleep midpoint, while greater social disorder (B=-6.90, 95% CI: -13.12, -0.67) was associated with earlier sleep midpoint. Lower walkability was associated with more wake after sleep onset (B=-3.58, 95% CI: -7.07, -0.09).

CONCLUSION: Living in neighborhoods with lower walkability and greater air pollution was associated with worse sleep health, but otherwise findings were largely null. Future research should test these hypotheses in settings with greater variability and investigate mechanisms of these associations.


Language: en

Keywords

Socioeconomic Factors; Walking; Residential Segregation; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders; Social Determinants of Health; Traffic-Related Pollution

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