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Table 2 Characteristics of the study participants by quality of sleep

From: Sleep quality in middle-aged and elderly Chinese: distribution, associated factors and associations with cardio-metabolic risk factors

Variable, N (%)

Total

Well

Common

Poor

P-value

Female gender

1819(55.71)

849(48.91)

603(60.24)

367(69.51)

<.0001

Beijing region

1628(49.86)

757(43.61)

558(55.74)

313(59.28)

<.0001

Rural residence

1638(50.17)

956(55.07)

420(41.96)

262(49.62)

<.0001

Age, mean(std)

58.59 (6.01)

58.61 (6.05)

58.69(6.00)

58.34(5.90)

0.5617

Age category, years

    

0.2195

   50≤ age <60

1845(56.51)

975(56.16)

554(55.34)

316(59.85)

 

   60≤ age ≤70

1420(43.49)

761(43.84)

447(44.66)

212(40.15)

 

BMI, mean(std)

24.46 (3.59)

24.33 (3.50)

24.66(3.68)

24.53(3.66)

0.056

BMI category

    

0.1373

   Under weight

111 (3.40)

61 (3.51)

27 (2.70)

23 (4.36)

 

   Normal

1411(43.22)

776 (44.70)

423 (42.26)

212 (40.15)

 

   Over weight/Obese

1743(53.38)

889 (51.79)

551 (55.04)

293 (55.49)

 

Currently married (YES, %)

2862(87.66)

1547(89.11)

858(85.71)

457(86.55)

0.0237

Living alone (YES, %)

185(5.67)

89(5.13)

63(6.29)

33(6.25)

0.3664

Smoking

    

<.0001

   Current

910(27.87)

550(31.68)

241(24.08)

119(22.54)

 

   Former

326(9.98)

184(10.60)

98(9.79)

44(8.33)

 

   Never

2029(62.14)

1002(57.72)

662(66.13)

365(69.13)

 

Current alcohol drinker

930(28.48)

524(30.18)

293(29.27)

113(21.40)

0.0004

Physical activity, level

    

0.0025

   Low

242(7.41)

120(6.91)

74(7.39)

48(9.09)

 

   Moderate

1368(41.90)

681(39.23)

455(45.45)

232(43.94)

 

   High

1655(50.69)

935(53.86)

472(47.15)

248(46.97)

 

Educational level, years in school

    

0.0026

   0–6

1348(41.29)

762(43.89)

366(36.56)

220(41.67)

 

   7–9

1163(35.62)

599(34.50)

371(37.06)

193(36.55)

 

   ≥10

754(23.09)

375(21.60)

264(26.37)

115(21.78)

 

Medical insurance (YES, %)

2280(70.05)

1236(71.40)

711(71.24)

333(63.31)

0.0011

Annual income, Yuan

    

0.0116

   <10000

903(29.07)

512(31.05)

239(24.82)

152(30.77)

 

   10000–29999

1409(45.36)

718(43.54)

469(48.70)

222(44.94)

 

   ≥30000

794(25.56)

419(25.41)

255(26.48)

120(24.29)

 

Employment

    

<.0001

   Employed

778(23.83)

473(27.25)

207(20.68)

98(18.56)

 

   Retired

1803(55.22)

905(52.13)

598(59.74)

300(56.82)

 

   Unemployed/on welfare

684(20.95)

358(20.62)

196(19.58)

130(24.62)

 

Social activities (YES, %)

1661(50.87)

910(52.42)

508(50.75)

243(46.02)

0.0362

Self-rated health status (good, %)

1041(31.90)

754(43.46)

203(20.30)

84(15.91)

<.0001

Diabetes (YES, %)

446(14.04)

211(12.48)

154(15.81)

81(15.85)

0.0255

Metabolic syndrome (YES, %)

1392(42.63)

694(39.98)

451(45.05)

247(46.78)

0.0038

Hyperlipidemia (YES, %)

430(13.78)

175(10.45)

169(17.81)

86(17.30)

<.0001

Cardiovascular disease (YES, %)

327(10.24)

122(7.17)

103(10.59)

102(19.69)

<.0001

Pulmonary disease (YES, %)

238(7.33)

111(6.43)

77(7.73)

50(9.52)

0.0501

Arthritis (YES, %)

431(13.41)

175(10.21)

144(14.69)

112(21.54)

<.0001

Prostatism (YES, %)

150(10.81)

66(7.78)

55(14.36)

29(18.59)

<.0001

Depressive symptoms (YES, %)

307(9.40)

49(2.82)

116(11.59)

142(26.89)

<.0001

Sleeping pills intake (YES, %)

97(2.97)

12(0.69)

21(2.10)

64(12.12)

<.0001

Having nap (YES, %)

1382(42.33)

739(42.57)

428(42.76)

215(40.72)

0.7131

Sleep quantity, total hours of sleep/day

    

<.0001

   <7

799(24.47)

209(12.04)

273(27.27)

317(60.04)

 

   7–9

2208(67.63)

1348(77.65)

668(66.73)

192(36.36)

 

   >9

258(7.90)

179(10.31)

60(5.99)

19(3.60)

 
  1. Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; BMI, Body Mass Index; CI, Confidence interval.
  2. *Data are given as frequency (percentage) unless otherwise indicated.