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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jan 5.
Published in final edited form as: Sleep Epidemiol. 2023 Sep 1;3:100065. doi: 10.1016/j.sleepe.2023.100065

Table 2.

Results from Structural Equation Model of the Association between Race/ethnicity and Short Sleep Duration as Mediated by Neighborhood and Household Environmental Factors

Pathways (n=13,019) β SE p-
value
Total Effects:
Race/ethnicity → Short Sleep Duration
 African American .055 .014 <.001
 American Indian/Alaska Native .021 .013 .095
 Asian .026 .013 .047
 Latinx <.001 .015 .994
Direct Effects:
Race/ethnicity → Short Sleep Duration
 African American .057 .016 <.001
 American Indian/Alaska Native .024 .013 .058
 Asian .024 .013 .074
 Latinx .007 .015 .648
Race/ethnicity →Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage
 African American .455 .028 <.001
 American Indian/Alaska Native .066 .021 .002
 Asian .014 .026 .583
 Latinx .193 .035 <.001
Race/ethnicity → Neighborhood Safety
 African American −.186 .023 <.001
 American Indian/Alaska Native −.039 .020 .049
 Asian −.050 .026 .051
 Latinx −.167 .021 <.001
Race/ethnicity →Neighborhood Social Cohesion
 African American .031 .015 .042
 American Indian/Alaska Native −.019 .010 .062
 Asian −.084 .012 <.001
 Latinx −.067 .012 <.001
Race/ethnicity → Household Socioeconomic Status
 African American −.180 .028 <.001
 American Indian/Alaska Native −.054 .014 <.001
 Asian −.014 .016 .397
 Latinx −.222 .021 <.001
Race/ethnicity → Single Parent Household
 African American .287 .020 <.001
 American Indian/Alaska Native .005 .020 .819
 Asian −.021 .016 .195
 Latinx .071 .021 .001
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage → Short Sleep Duration −.018 .020 .373
Neighborhood Safety → Short Sleep Duration −.027 .029 .359
Neighborhood Social Cohesion → Short Sleep Duration −.035 .018 .058
Household Socioeconomic Status→ Short Sleep Duration .061 .021 .004
Single Parent Household→ Short Sleep Duration .046 .026 .078
Indirect Effects:
Total:
Race/ethnicity → Short Sleep Duration
 African American −.002 .011 .863
 American Indian/Alaska Native −.003 .002 .181
 Asian .002 .002 .337
 Latinx −.007 .006 .227
Specific:
Race/ethnicity → Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage → Short Sleep Duration
 African American −.008 .009 .375
 American Indian/Alaska Native −.001 .001 .397
 Asian <.001 <.001 .610
 Latinx −.003 .004 .378
Race/ethnicity → Neighborhood Safety → Short Sleep Duration
 African American .005 .006 .371
 American Indian/Alaska Native .001 .001 .405
 Asian .001 .002 .423
 Latinx .004 .005 .366
Race/ethnicity → Neighborhood Social Cohesion → Short Sleep Duration
 African American −.001 .001 .163
 American Indian/Alaska Native .001 .001 .236
 Asian .003 .002 .085
 Latinx .002 .001 .084
Race/ethnicity → Household Socioeconomic Status → Short Sleep Duration
 African American −.011 .004 .007
 American Indian/Alaska Native −.003 .001 .017
 Asian −.001 .001 .427
 Latinx −.014 .005 .007
Race/ethnicity → Single Parent Household → Short Sleep Duration
 African American .013 .007 .071
 American Indian/Alaska Native <.001 .001 .818
 Asian −.001 .001 .327
 Latinx .003 .002 .081