Twin study links community socioeconomic deprivation to sleep duration
Ecological factors such as social deprivation may be important determinants of habitual sleep durationDARIEN, IL – A new study of adult twins suggests that the level of socioeconomic deprivation in a neighborhood is associated with the sleep duration of residents. Results show that increased socioeconomic deprivation was significantly associated with decreased sleep duration across all twins. Further analysis within twin pairs found that this association remained significant after accounting for genetics and shared family environment, indicating a robust relationship. “These results