A Review of the Literature Regarding Sleep and Cardiometabolic Disease in African Descent Populations

In the twenty-first century, African descent populations on both the continent of Africa and throughout the world are experiencing a high rate of both sleep disturbances and cardiometabolic diseases. The most common sleep disturbances are reduced sleep duration, insomnia, disordered circadian rhythm...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Endocrinology
Main Authors:	Peter L. Whitesell, Jennifer Obi, Nuri S. Tamanna, Anne E. Sumner
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Subjects:	sleep disturbances insomnia obstructive sleep apnea obesity African-Americans Africans
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00140/full