Basch C. E., Basch C. H., Ruggles K. V., Rajan S. (2014). Prevalence of sleep duration on an average school night among 4 nationally representative successive samples of American high school students, 2007–2013. Preventing Chronic Disease, 11(E216), 1-5.
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Abstract
Consistency, quality, and duration of sleep are important determinants of health. We describe sleep patterns among demographically defined subgroups from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System reported in 4 successive biennial representative samples of American high school students (2007 to 2013). Across the 4 waves of data collection, 6.2% to 7.7% of females and 8.0% to 9.4% of males reported obtaining 9 or more hours of sleep. Insufficient duration of sleep is pervasive among American high school students. Despite substantive public health implications, intervention research on this topic has received little attention.
MeSH Terms
Adolescent
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Chronic Disease/prevention & control
Ethnic Groups/psychology*
Ethnic Groups/statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Prevalence
Schools*/statistics & numerical data
Sex Distribution
Sleep Deprivation/epidemiology*
Sleep Deprivation/prevention & control
Sleep Stages/physiology*
Students/psychology*
Students/statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Time Factors
United States/epidemiology
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