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Table 1 Demographical and clinical characteristics in adolescents with and without delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS) in the ung@hordaland study (n = 9,338)

From: Delayed sleep phase syndrome in adolescents: prevalence and correlates in a large population based study

 

No DSPS (n = 9032)

DSPS (n = 306)

  
 

%/mean

(SD)

%/mean

(SD)

P- level

Cohen’s d

Age, mean

17.8

(0.8)

18.0

(0.8)

.006

0.25

Girls, %

96.3%

 

3.7%

 

.007

 

Boys, %

97.3%

 

2.7%

   

Vocational situation, %

    

.153

 

 In school

98.1%

 

99.3%

   

 Trainee

1.3%

 

0.0%

   

 Not in school

0.7%

 

0.7%

   

Maternal education, %

    

.119

 

 University/College

48.7%

 

51.4%

   

 High school

41.4%

 

35.7%

   

 Primary school

9.9%

 

12.9%

   

Paternal education, %

    

< .001

 

 University/college

43.1%

 

51.1%

   

 High school

46.7%

 

33.5%

   

 Primary school

10.3%

 

15.5%

   

Parents live together, %

    

< .001

 

 No

32.0%

 

46.3%

   

Family economy

    

.006

 

 Approx. like most others

67.8%

 

61.1%

   

 Better economy

25.2%

 

27.7%

   

 Poorer economy

6.9%

 

11.2%

   

Current smoker

31.9%

 

35.9%

 

.225

 

Ever tried alcohol

73.6%

 

87.6%

 

< .001

 

Body mass index

22.2

3.6

22.2

3.5

.818

0.00

Insomnia, %

12.3%

(32.8)

55.9%

(49.7)

< .001

1.04

Depression (total SMFQ score)

5.7

(5.7)

8.8

(5.9)

< .001

0.53

Non-attendance, mean

      

 Self-reported days*

1.4

(2.4)

2.3

(2.6)

< .001

0.36

 Self-reported hours*

2.1

(3.2)

3.7

(3.9)

< .001

0.45

 Number of days$

3.9

(4.9)

7.1

(6.0)

< .001

0.58

 Number of hours$

7.2

(10.8)

15.4

(14.5)

< .001

0.64

  1. *Last month.
  2. $Official register-based during last 6 months.