Research Article

Excess Frequent Insufficient Sleep in American Indians/Alaska Natives

Table 1

Distributions of selected characteristics by race/ethnicity among adults aged ≥18 years, 2009-2010 BRFSS.

CharacteristicNHW ( )
%(95% CI)
NHB ( )
%(95% CI)
Hispanic ( )
%(95% CI)
AI/AN ( )
%(95% CI)

Age, years
  18–249.0 ( 8.8–9.2)12.7 (12.0–13.5)16.0 (15.3–16.8)12.8 (11.1–14.6)
  25–3415.6 (15.4–15.8)19.7 (19.0–20.4)25.0 (24.3–25.7)19.4 (17.4–21.4)
  35–4418.8 (18.6–19.0)21.2 (20.5–21.9)23.8 (23.1–24.4)19.9 (18.0–21.8)
  45–5420.3 (20.1–20.4)19.1 (18.6–19.7)16.7 (16.2–17.2)19.0 (17.5–20.4)
  55–6416.2 (16.1–16.4)14.0 (13.6–14.4)9.7 ( 9.3–10.1)15.4 (14.1–16.7)
  ≥65 20.1 (20.0–20.3)13.2 (12.8–13.6)8.8 ( 8.5–9.1)13.5 (12.3–14.7)
Sex
  Men48.4 (48.2–48.7)45.1 (44.3–45.9)49.7 (48.9–50.5)55.1 (53.0–57.3)
  Women51.6 (51.3–51.8)54.9 (54.1–55.7)50.3 (49.5–51.1)44.9 (42.7–47.0)
Educational attainment (years)
  <126.1 (6.0–6.2)12.2 (11.7–12.7)30.8 (30.1–31.5)18.0 (16.3–19.8)
  1227.6 (27.4–27.8)33.1 (32.4–33.9)28.6 (27.9–29.3)33.2 (31.2–35.3)
  >1266.3 (66.1–66.5)54.7 (53.9–55.5)40.6 (39.8–41.4)48.7 (46.5–50.9)
Employment status
  Employed58.2 (58.0–58.4)53.1 (52.3–53.8)55.6 (54.8–56.3)49.8 (47.6–52.0)
  Unemployed6.9 (6.8–7.1)14.3 (13.7–14.9)12.0 (11.4–12.5)13.5 (11.9–15.2)
  Retired18.7 (18.6–18.9)13.6 (13.2–14.0)7.3 (7.0–7.6)13.1 (11.8–14.4)
  Unable to work4.6 (4.6–4.7)9.7 (9.3–10.2)5.5 (5.1–5.8)12.7 (11.4–13.9)
  Homeworker/student11.5 (11.3–11.6)9.3 ( 8.8–9.9)19.7 (19.1–20.3)10.9 (9.5–12.3)
Comorbidities
 Obesity
(BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2)
25.3 (25.1–25.5)37.4 (36.7–38.2)28.9 (28.2–29.6)34.3 (32.2–36.4)
Smoking status
  Current smoker17.9 (17.7–18.1)19.8 (19.1–20.4)14.5 (13.9–15.1)33.2 (31.1–35.4)
  Former smoker28.0 (27.9–28.3)16.7 (16.2–17.3)18.1 (17.6–18.8)25.7 (23.8–27.5)
  Never smoked54.1 (53.8–54.3)63.5 (62.8–64.3)67.4 (66.6–68.1)41.1 (39.0–43.3)
Binge drinking15.9 (15.7–16.1)10.2 ( 9.7–10.7)16.0 (15.3–16.7)15.7 (13.9–17.6)
Sedentary lifestyle22.2 (22.1–22.4)30.9 (30.1–31.6)30.2 (29.5–30.9)27.6 (25.7–29.4)
Frequent mental distress (≥14 days/30 days)10.1 (9.9–10.2)12.9 (12.4–13.5)12.0 (11.5–12.5)17.8 (16.0–19.5)
Frequent insufficient sleep (≥14 days/30 days)27.4 (27.1–27.6)29.4 (28.6–30.1)25.4 (24.7–26.1)34.2 (32.1–36.4)