590 Neighborhood Safety and Sleep During Childhood. (3rd May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gaston, Symielle; Riley, Nyree; Gullett, Lauren; Harmon, Quaker; Baird, Donna; Jackson, Chandra
• Is Part Of: Sleep. Volume 44(2021)Supplement 2
• Page Start: A232
• Page End: A233
• Publication Date: 2021-05-03
• Subjects: Sleep -- Physiological aspects -- Periodicals; Sleep disorders -- Periodicals; Sommeil -- Aspect physiologique -- Périodiques; Sommeil, Troubles du -- Périodiques; Sleep disorders; Sleep -- Physiological aspects; Sleep -- physiological aspects; Sleep Wake Disorders; Psychophysiology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.8498
• DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsab072.588
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0161-8105

Abstract

Abstract: Introduction: Neighborhood safety has been associated with sleep health among adults; however, few studies have investigated its association with sleep characteristics during childhood. Methods: Using data from 1, 693 Black/African-American women enrolled in the Study of Environment, Lifestyle and Fibroids from 2010 to 2012, we investigated associations between neighborhood safety and sleep at age 5 years. Participants, aged 23–35 years, reported childhood neighborhood safety (unsafe, somewhat safe, very safe) and light sleep (yes/no). Participants, with assistance from their mothers or others, provided information on participants' frequency of good sleep hygiene as a child (i.e., to bed by 8 p.m. in a quiet, dark room) as always/most of the time, sometimes, or rarely/never. Adjusting for relative childhood household income and both mother's and father's age at participant's birth, we used Poisson regression with robust variance to estimate prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to compare sleep characteristics for participants who reported unsafe vs. very safe neighborhoods. Results: While 20% of participants reported living in an unsafe neighborhood, 41% reported a somewhat safe neighborhood and 39% reported a very safe neighborhood at age 5 years. The unadjusted prevalence of always/most of the time going to bed by 8 p.m. in a quiet, dark room was highest among participants who reported very safe neighborhoods. After adjustment, participants in unsafe neighborhoods were substantially more likely than those in very safe neighborhoods to only sometimes (vs. always/most of the time) go to bed: by 8 p.m. (PR=1.57 [95% CI:1.21–2.03]), in a quiet room (PR=2.11 [1.43–3.11]), and in dark room (PR=1.44 [1.09–1.90]). Patterns were similar for frequencies of rarely/never and often practicing good sleep hygiene. Light sleep was not associated with neighborhood safety. Conclusion: Perceived neighborhood safety was associated with multiple sleep dimensions in childhood. Support (if any):