许多美国的拉丁裔人睡眠不足, and researchers are trying to learn why
卢尔德·梅德拉诺，美国心脏协会线上电子游戏飞禽走兽
A good night's sleep is essential for good health, but many Latinos in the U.S. 就是嫌不够.
阐明可能的原因, researchers are studying the sleep habits of those living near the U.S.墨西哥边境.
"I honestly don't think we have a very good understanding of what the rates of (sleep problems) are in the Latino community,约翰·鲁伊斯说, 图森亚利桑那大学的心理学教授. He is part of the research team studying the sleep habits of Latinos living in the Nogales, 亚利桑那州, 沿U区.S.墨西哥边境.
The goal of the Nogales Cardiometabolic Health and Sleep Study is to help develop "an understanding of how border contexts and social contexts impact sleep in the border region,鲁伊斯说. "Second, do those sleep patterns and associated cardiovascular risks vary as a function of ethnicity? 拉美裔与非拉美裔的经历不同吗, 这对他们的健康是有益还是有害?"
大多数成年人需要 七到九个小时的睡眠 每天晚上，但是 大约三分之一的拉丁裔成年人 sleep less than seven hours, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 这与美国经济的总体水平相当.S. 人口.
睡眠不足, insomnia and disorders such as sleep apnea have been linked to obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes – conditions that can increase the risk of heart disease.
Until about a decade ago, the sleep health of Hispanic people received little attention. 但是美国.S. Hispanic 人口 grew 23% between 2010 and 2020 to more than 62 million, 人口普查数据 show. Now, 拉丁美洲人的睡眠研究逐渐扩大, and findings suggest that they have a higher incidence of sleep deprivation – but the causes still are not well known.
在亚利桑那州南部的圣克鲁斯县, 约1,000 adults – mostly Mexican Americans – ages 25 to 60 are participating in the sleep study. “靠近边境可能会带来更大的压力, 更高的压力会影响一个人的睡眠能力,鲁伊斯说.
Neighborhoods next to the border often must contend with increased noise, but residents of the county also live with fewer resources and often intense political scrutiny around border security and safety. “所有这些事情都可能特别具有挑战性，”他说. "They can influence how well you're going to be able to get a good night's rest."
鲁伊斯说，社会经济地位也会影响睡眠. 该县大约20%的居民生活在贫困中， 人口普查数据 show. 在该县近48个人口中，拉美裔占80%以上,000居民, 许多人不得不做不止一份工作来维持生计. 他说:“线上电子游戏飞禽走兽必须从某个地方来。.
The research is being conducted jointly with Mariposa Community Health Center, 这是在收集压力等与睡眠有关的因素的数据吗, 文化适应和社会经济信息, 帕蒂·莫利纳说, the center's senior director of community health services and co-principal investigator of the study.
For two weeks, participants receive checkups and take-home devices to monitor sleep patterns. 莫利纳, 谁在马里波萨监督这项研究, said non-Hispanic white people also are participating for comparison data. 在美国的其他地区.S., some studies have found non-Hispanic white people sleep longer and better than other racial or ethnic groups.
莫利纳 said the importance of the 亚利桑那州 study lies in determining the link between sleep, health and social and environmental factors that "affect a lot of people, 尤其是在边境这一带."
The study recently restarted after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 鲁伊斯预计该项目将于今年年底完工. The study's findings could be applied in future research of a growing and diversifying Hispanic 人口, 他说.
鲁伊斯说:“我们将不得不采取这种做法。. “拉丁裔人口是年龄较小的群体, meaning that it's only going to be increasing in the proportion of the total 人口,他说. "Understanding the health of Latinos is going to be increasingly important as a national priority."