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Table 2 Correlations between the continuous baseline variables

From: Sleep duration and incidence of lung cancer in ageing men

 

Smoking

Alcohol

Physical activity

Body mass index

Education

HPL scores

Sleeping hours

 

(pack-years)

(g/week)

(kcal/d)

(kg/m2)

(years)

  

Age (years)

0.002 (0.931)

−0.106 (<0.001)

0.001 (0.990)

0.030 (0.129)

−0.297 (<0.001)

0.074 (<0.001)

0.029 (0.138)

Smoking (pack-years)

-

0.258 (<0.001)

−0.184 (<0.001)

−0.145 (<0.001)

−0.080 (<0.001)

0.090 (<0.001)

−0.043 (0.030)

Alcohol (g/week)

-

-

0.016 (0.418)

0.083 (<0.001)

0.116 (<0.001)

0.046 (0.021)

−0.027 (0.177)

Physical activity (kcal/d)

-

-

-

0.014 (0.467)

0.154 (<0.001)

−0.085 (<0.001)

−0.006 (0.750)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

-

-

-

-

−0.056 (0.005)

0.051 (0.011)

0.039 (0.051)

Education (years)

-

-

-

-

-

−0.098 (<0.001)

−0.064 (0.001)

HPL scores

-

-

-

-

-

-

−0.056 (0.005)

  1. Values are given as Spearman’s correlation coefficient (p-values).
  2. Abbreviations: HPL Human Population Laboratory Depression Scale.