Gender, socioeconomic, and ethnic differences in sleep patterns in school-aged children

Highlights • After age, the largest effect on sleep behavior is ethnicity. • Shorter sleep duration and later bedtimes are reported in non-Caucasian children. • The interaction between non-Caucasian ethnicity and low socioeconomic increases the risk for short sleep duration.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sleep medicine 2013-12, Vol.14 (12), p.1304-1309
Hauptverfasser:	Biggs, Sarah N, Lushington, Kurt, James Martin, A, van den Heuvel, Cameron, Declan Kennedy, J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Age Distribution Child Child, Preschool Children Circadian Rhythm Cross-Sectional Studies Cultural Characteristics Culture Ethnic Groups - ethnology Female Gender Humans Male Multivariate Analysis Neurology Reference Values Risk Factors Sex Distribution Sleep Sleep Deprivation - ethnology Sleep Medicine Socioeconomic Factors Socioeconomic status South Australia - epidemiology Surveys and Questionnaires Wakefulness
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • After age, the largest effect on sleep behavior is ethnicity. • Shorter sleep duration and later bedtimes are reported in non-Caucasian children. • The interaction between non-Caucasian ethnicity and low socioeconomic increases the risk for short sleep duration.
ISSN:	1389-9457 1878-5506
DOI:	10.1016/j.sleep.2013.06.014