title: Excessive Daytime Sleepiness as an Indicator of Depression in Hispanic Americans.
abstract: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) has been shown to be associated with depression; however, this relationship has not been confirmed among Hispanic Americans.
  
  
  
  This study examined the link between EDS and depression among Hispanic Americans (N = 411) and explored the potential moderating roles of age, gender, income, education, health status, and acculturation. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 measured EDS and depression, respectively.
  
  
  
  Hierarchical linear regression demonstrated that EDS was significantly related to depression. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis suggested that the Epworth Sleepiness Scale discriminated with adequate sensitivity and specificity between participants with moderately severe depression and those with less severe symptoms. No sociodemographic variables moderated the EDS-depression relationship.
  
  
  
  These findings suggest that depression should be considered when Hispanic Americans present with EDS.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Nuyen
authors.affiliation: SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology.|UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center.
authors.forename: Rina S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.affiliation: SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology.|UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center.|San Diego State University.
authors.forename: Vanessa L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Malcarne
authors.affiliation: UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center.
authors.forename: Solenne I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Wachsman
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) School of Medicine.|SDSU/UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology.|UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center.
authors.forename: Georgia Robins
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Sadler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019540:Area Under Curve; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D006970:Disorders of Excessive Somnolence / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012372:ROC Curve; D012890:Sleep; D012894:Sleep Stages; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Hispanic Americans; depression; methodology and measurement; sleep