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May 3, 2026

Day-by-day changes in the indoor environment and sleep health among African American adults.

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YCY H ChenLWLaura WardDBDonald Bliwise

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Overview

Randomized trial examines the impact of indoor environment on sleep health in African American adults, indicating potential for improvement.

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore how daily variations in indoor physical environments affect sleep health among African American adults.
  • Included 36 African American participants with at least five consecutive days of sleep data (417 person-days).
  • Measured indoor environmental factors using a monitor for temperature, CO2, noise, humidity, and pressure.
  • Used linear mixed models and quantile g-computation to analyze associations between environmental factors and sleep health metrics.
  • Higher noise levels correlated with lower sleep efficiency (β = -1.81%, 95% CI: -2.00, -0.45).
  • Higher pressure levels were linked to increased sleep duration (β = 15.22 minutes, 95% CI: 1.11, 28.02) and more irregular sleep (β = 16.07 minutes, 95% CI: 1.40, 30.73).
  • Overall, elevated levels of environmental factors showed a trend toward reduced sleep efficiency (β = -1.38%, 95% CI: -3.01, 0.26).

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Chen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f6e6478071d4f1bdfc6e79https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2026.03.008
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