The association between neighborhood social cohesion and sleep duration in Latinos

ABSTRACT

Objectives

To examine the association between neighborhood social cohesion and sleep duration among Latinos, and whether this association varies by Latino subgroup.

Design

We used cross-sectional data from the 2013–2015 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) on 13,537 Latino adults aged ≥18 years originating from 5 countries/regions (i.e. Latinos of Mexican/Mexican-American, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Central or South American, and Cuban/Cuban-American origin). Multivariate logistic regression models were used to estimate the associations between neighborhood social cohesion and sleep duration, and whether associations varied by Latino subgroup.

Results

Among Mexicans/Mexican-Americans, medium and high levels of neighborhood social cohesion were associated with normal sleep duration, relative to short sleep duration (Odds Ratio [OR]: 1.31; 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 1.08–1.57, and OR: 1.46; 95% CI: 1.26–1.69, respectively). Among Puerto Ricans, Cubans/Cuban Americans, and Central or South Americans, high neighborhood social cohesion was significantly associated with normal sleep duration (OR: 1.53; 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 1.10–2.11, OR: 1.94; 95% CI: 1.10–3.42, and OR: 1.78; 95% CI: 1.35–2.34, respectively).

Conclusions

The variation in the contribution of neighborhood social cohesion to sleep duration by Latino subgroup should be considered in health promotion programs aimed at improving sleep among Latinos.

KEYWORDS:

• Neighborhood social cohesion
• sleep duration
• Hispanic/Latino

Acknowledgements

Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under award number P20CA221697 and P20CA221696. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health: [Grant Number P20CA221697 and P20CA221696].