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. 2007 Sep 1;30(9):1096–1103. doi: 10.1093/sleep/30.9.1096

Table 2.

Selected Multinomial Odds Ratios [95% confidence interval] of Short (≤6 hours) and Long Sleeping (≥9 hours) Relative to Mid-Range Sleepers (7 or 8 hours), Race and Urban Environment Results

Short Sleep Duration
M1 M2 M3 M4
Race/Ethnicity
    White
    Black 1.62 [1.47–1.77] 1.47 [1.33–1.62] 1.45 [1.31–1.61] 1.41 [1.27–1.57]
    Mexican American 1.09 [0.96–1.40] 0.98 [0.82–1.17] 1.00 [0.84–1.20] 1.04 [0.86–1.25]
    Other Hispanic 1.33 [1.14–1.55] 1.26 [1.07–1.48] 1.30 [1.11–1.53] 1.26 [1.07–1.49]
    Other Non-Hispanic 1.16 [0.96–1.40] 1.18 [0.97–1.42] 1.29 [1.06–1.56] 1.35 [1.11–1.64]
MSA/Size
    MSA, central-city> 1 million 1.43 [1.28–1.58]
    MSA, non central-city > 1 million 1.26 [1.15–1.39]
    MSA, Central-city 250,000 to 1 million 1.25[1.12–1.40]
    MSA, non central-city 250,000 to 1 million 1.23 [1.11–1.36]
    MSA, central-city 100,000 to 250,000 1.23 [1.02–1.48]
    MSA, non central-city 100,000 to 50,000 1.01 [0.85–1.20]
    MSA < 100,000 1.03 [0.81–1.32]
    Non MSA
Long Sleep Duration
M1 M2 M3 M4
Race/Ethnicity
    White
    Black 2.00 [1.76–2.26] 1.53 [1.34–1.75] 1.55 [1.35–1.77] 1.62 [1.40–1.88]
    Mexican American 1.45 [1.15–1.83] 1.10 [0.87–1.40] 1.15 [0.90–1.47] 1.07 [0.83–1.37]
    Other Hispanic 1.12 [0.86–1.47] 0.94 [0.71–1.24] 0.97 [0.75–1.27] 1.00 [0.76–1.31]
    Other nonHispanic 1.16 [0.83–1.62] 1.11 [0.79–1.56] 1.18 [0.84–1.55] 1.09 [0.78–1.53]
MSA/Size
    MSA, central-city> 1 million 0.84 [0.72–0.98]
    MSA, non central-city > 1 million 0.82 [0.72–0.95]
    MSA, central-city 250,000 to 1 million 0.90 [0.76–1.07]
    MSA, non central-city 250,000 to 1 million 0.96 [0.82–1.12]
    MSA, central-city 100,000 to 250,000 0.82 [0.59–1.15]
    MSA, non central-city 100,000 to 50,000 0.95 [0.73–1.23]
    MSA < 100,000 0.89 [0.64–1.23]
    Non MSA

*** P <0.001 ** P<0.01 * P<0.05 + P<0.10

M1: Model 1 controls for age; age-squared; gender; and all racial categories.

M2: Model 2 is Model 1 + marital status (married, widowed, divorced, separated and single); education (<hs, high school, 2 years college, 4 years college, 5 years or more college); family income (<5 K, 5–7K,7–10K, 10–15K, 15–20K, 20–25K, 25–35K, 35–50 K, 50K+); family size (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 plus); employment status (unemployed, not in labor force <65, not in labor force 65+).

M3: Model 3 is Model 2 + stress level (a lot of stress, moderate stress, relatively little, almost none); smoking status (never, former, current); exercise participation (yes, no); Activity limitation status (unable to perform major activities, limited in kind/amount of major activities, limited in other activities, and not limited); alcohol consumption (abstainer, lifetime infrequent drinker, former drinker, current drinker with no drink-days within the last 2 weeks, current drinker < 4 drink-days within the last 2 weeks, Current drinker with 13–14 drink days within the last 2 weeks); weight (normal, underweight, overweight, obese); number of bed-days per year.

M4: Model 4 is Model 3 + Urban Environment variables (Urban > 1 million, Non-Urban > 1 million, Urban 250,000–1 million, Non-Urban 250,000–1 million, Urban 100,000–250,000, Non-Urban 100,000–250,000, Urban < 100,000 and Non-Urban < 100,000); residence type (single, apartment, trailer); and region (Northeast, Midwest, South, West).