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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 6.
Published in final edited form as: Sleep Med Disord. 2018;2(5):127–133.

Table 2.

Some etiological factors cause more sleep disturbance in AAs than white women

AAs Women White Women
>Chronic Illness > sleep disturbance <Chronic illness < sleep disturbance
> Mental illnesses > sleep disturbance < Mental illnesses < sleep disturbance
<SES > sleep disturbance >SES < sleep disturbance
↓ OCPS use/unsafe sexual practices > sleep disturbance ↑ OCPS use/safe sexual practices < sleep disturbance
< Menstrual disorders/PMS > sleep disturbance > Menstrual disorders/PMS < sleep disturbance
Post-menopausal status > sleep disturbance Post-menopausal status > sleep disturbance