title: Socioeconomic disparities in sleep duration among veterans of the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
abstract: We characterized socioeconomic disparities in short sleep duration, which is linked to multiple adverse health outcomes, in a population-based sample of veterans of the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who had interacted with the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. Lower reported household assets, lower food security, greater reported discrimination, and lower subjective social status were significantly (P<.05) related to less sleep, even after adjusting for demographics, health behaviors, and posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis. Assisting veterans to navigate social and socioeconomic stressors could promote healthful sleep and overall health.
authors.affiliation: Rachel Widome is with the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis. Agnes Jensen is with the VA Health Services Research and Development Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research (CCDOR), Minneapolis VA Health Care System, MN. Steven S. Fu is with CCDOR, Minneapolis, and the Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Widome
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Steven S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D055826:Afghan Campaign 2001-; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D054542:Iraq War, 2003-2011; D008297:Male; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014728:Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*