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Prevalence of Sleep Disturbances in Latin American Populations and Its Association with Their Socioeconomic Status—A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis

Year: 2023

Type: review

Study designs: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis

Abstract: Background Mental health recovery is associated with healthy sleep, and disturbances of both, areas represent an increasing public health issue worldwide, particularly in Latin America. Among multiple determinants affecting sleep health, individual’s socioeconomic status (SES) is the most ignored and underestimated through literature. No systematic review on the relation between SES and sleep health has been previously conducted in Latin America. Methods PRISMA guidelines were used. Results Twenty cross-sectional studies were selected. 80,0% (n=16) were performed in Brazil, 10,0% (n=2) in Peru, 5,0% (n=1) in Chile, and 5,0% (n=1) were multicentric (11 countries). The combined total number of participants were N=128455, being 3,7% (n= 4693) children, 16,0% (n= 20586) adolescents and 80,3% (n=103176) adults. Higher SES was associated with lower sleep duration. Lower SES was associated with a decrease in sleep quality. Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS) was significantly more prevalent in individuals with lower family income and less education. Sleep bruxism was associated with higher education and lower SES was associated with more sleep bruxism. A meta-analysis of random effects model showed that pooled prevalence of sleep disturbances was 27.32 % (95 % CI 21.71–33.75) with high heterogeneity (I 2 = 100 %). Pooled prevalence decreased with high education (OR 0.83; 95%CI [0.75-0.91]; I 2 = 79%), while it increased by low income (OR 1.26; 95%CI [1.12-1.42]; I 2 = 59%), unemployment (OR 2.84; 95%CI [2.14-3.76]; I 2 = 0%) or being housewife (OR 1.72; 95%CI [1.19-2.48]; I 2 =55.4%). Discussion Gradient of health disparity existing for some diseases like cardiovascular illness, seems the same for sleep disturbances regardless of world region. Therefore, sleep disturbances management should be address in a multidimensional approach with a significant investment of government in targeted public health program, to reduce sleep disparities and support research before the situation become uncontrollable.

Source: Journal of Clinical Medicine

DOI: 10.3390/jcm12247508

Authors: Faustin Armel Etindele Sosso, Filipa Torres Silva, Rita Queiroz Rodrigues, Margarida Carvalho, Sofia Zoukal, Gabriel Cordova Zarate

Institutions: Unidade Local de Saúde de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, University of Hassan II Casablanca, Université Paris-Saclay

Language: English

Topic: Sleep and related disorders

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,892