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The association of urbanicity with infant sleep duration
Health & place, v 18(5), pp 1000-1005
01 Sep 2012
PMID: 22795497
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Abstract
Short sleep duration is associated with multiple adverse child outcomes. We examined associations of the built environment with infant sleep duration among 1226 participants in a pre-birth cohort. From residential addresses, we used a geographic information system to determine urbanicity, population density, and closeness to major roadways. The main outcome was mother’s report of her infant's average daily sleep duration at 1 year of age. We ranked urbanicity and population density as quintiles, categorized distance to major roads into 8 categories, and used linear regression adjusted for socio-demographic characteristics, smoking during pregnancy, gestational age, fetal growth, and television viewing at 1 year. In this sample, mean (SD) sleep duration at age 1 year was 12.8 (1.6)h/day. In multivariable adjusted analyses, children living in the highest quintile of urbanicity slept −19.2min/day (95% CI:−37.0, −1.50) less than those living in the lowest quintile. Neither population density nor closeness to major roadways was associated with infant sleep duration after multivariable adjustment. Our findings suggest that living in more urban environments may be associated with reduced infant sleep.
► Short sleep duration is a risk factor for multiple adverse pediatric outcomes. ► Built environment characteristics, including urbanicity, can adversely affect sleep duration. ► Infants living in neighborhoods that were more urban had shorter sleep duration. ► Our findings suggest that the built environment may influence infant sleep.
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- Title
- The association of urbanicity with infant sleep duration
- Creators
- Clement J. Bottino - Boston Children's HospitalSheryl L. Rifas-Shiman - Harvard Pilgrim Health CareKen P. Kleinman - Harvard Pilgrim Health CareEmily Oken - Harvard Pilgrim Health CareSusan Redline - Brigham and Women's HospitalDiane Gold - Brigham and Women's HospitalJoel Schwartz - Harvard UniversitySteven J. Melly - Drexel University, Urban Health CollaborativePetros Koutrakis - Harvard UniversityMatthew W. Gillman - Harvard Pilgrim Health CareElsie M. Taveras - Massachusetts General Hospital
- Publication Details
- Health & place, v 18(5), pp 1000-1005
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000307730300009
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84864816940
- Other Identifier
- 991021875344604721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health