title: Physical activities and sleep-related symptoms in 4 major racial/ethnic groups of midlife women.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine racial/ethnic differences in midlife women's sleep-related symptoms, relationships between their physical activity and sleep-related symptoms, and specific factors associated with their sleep-related symptoms in each racial/ethnic group. This was a secondary analysis of the data from 542 midlife women in the United States. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, χ tests, analysis of variance, hierarchical multiple linear regression analyses, and logistic regression analyses. The findings indicated that physical activities could improve midlife women's sleep-related symptoms, but the types of physical activities and racially/ethnically different factors associated with sleep-related symptoms need to be considered.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania (Drs Im, Ham, and W. Chee and Mss Teng, Lee, and Kang); Department of Nursing, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea (Dr Ham); and School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Ms E. Chee).
authors.forename: Eun-Ok
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Im
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Yaelim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Youjeong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Ok Kyung
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Ham
authors.forename: Eunice
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chee
authors.forename: Wonshik
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D016014:Linear Models; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D057566:Self Report; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data