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. 2023 Feb 1;19(2):393–402. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.10330

Table 2.

List of studies on sleep of disaggregated Asian American participants by ancestral nationality.

Authors Year Published Population Studied Number of Asian American Participants Age of Participants, y Sleep Variables Investigated
Robbins R, Chong SK, Chou ATH, et al 2021 Bangladeshi Americans, Chinese Americans 32 62–97

  • Prior sleep apnea diagnosis

  • Sleep difficulties

  • Sleep routines
Chen X, Wang R, Zee P, et al 2015 Chinese Americans 262 45–84

  • Daytime sleepiness

  • Insomnia symptoms

  • Prior sleep apnea diagnosis

  • Sleep-disordered breathing

  • Sleep duration

  • Sleep quality

  • Snoring frequency
Hale L, Troxel WM, Kravitz HM, Hall MH, Matthews KA 2014 Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans 228 Chinese, 271 Japanese 42–52

  • Sleep complaints (adapted from insomnia questionnaire)
Lee M, Nam JH, Yi E, Bhimla A, Nelson J, Ma GX 2021 Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, Vietnamese Americans 150 >50

  • Sleep duration
Karan M, Park H 2020 Chinese Americans, Korean Americans 266 18–25

  • Sleep duration

  • Sleep quality
Chew M, Xie J, Klein R, Klein B, Cotch MF, Redline S, Wong TY, Cheung N 2016 Chinese Americans 677 45–84

  • Physician-diagnosed sleep apnea prevalence

  • Snoring frequency
Shadyab AH, Kritz-Silverstein D, Laughlin GA, Wooten WJ, Barrett-Connor E, Araneta MRG 2015 Filipino American 330 50–86

  • Nighttime sleep duration

  • Total nap time
Young E, Xiong S, Finn L, Young T 2013 Hmong Americans 747 18–86

  • Respiratory event index at different sleep stages

  • Daytime sleepiness

  • Insomnia symptoms

  • Sleep apnea indicators

  • Prevalence of sleep paralysis, hypnogogic hallucinations, nightmares, cataplexy

  • Traditional beliefs surrounding sleep
Barbar SI, Enright PL, Boyle P, et al 2000 Japanese Americans 3845 71–93

  • Daytime sleepiness

  • Insomnia symptoms
Maskarinec G, Jacobs S, Amshoff Y, et al 2018 Japanese Americans 2779 45–75

  • Sleep duration
Anzai T, Grandinetti A, Katz AR, Hurwitz EL, Wu YY, Masaki K 2020 Japanese Americans 709 79–97

  • CSA prevalence

  • OSA prevalence
Oh H, Ko J, Waldman K 2019 Korean Americans 137 >17

  • Sleep disturbances
Sok SR 2008 Korean Americans 52 65–86

  • Insomnia symptoms

  • Subjective satisfaction with sleep

  • Insomnia treatment utilization
Song Y, Martin JL, Lee D, et al 2021 Korean Americans 43 59–85

  • Daytime sleepiness

  • Dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep

  • Medical Outcomes Study Sleep Scale (MOS-Sleep)

  • Sleep apnea risk

  • Sleep quality
Suen L jen W, Morris DL, McDougall GJ 2004 Taiwanese Americans 100 60–88

  • Sleep quality
Deol R, Lee KA, Kandula NR, Kanaya AM 2017 South Asian Americans 899 40–84

  • Sleep apnea risk
Robbins R, Trinh-Shevrin C, Chong SK, et al 2022 South Asian Americans 27 >50

  • Sleep apnea risk

CSA = central sleep apnea, OSA = obstructive sleep apnea.