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Table 1 Sleep quantity and quality by sex, age group, and health attributes

From: Prevalence of sleep-related problems and risks in a community-dwelling older adult population: a cross-sectional survey-based study

Subgroup

 

Quantity of Sleep

(total hours per day, including naps)

Frequent

daytime fatigue

Frequent insomnia

Frequent insomnia or poor sleep quality

Frequent very loud snoring and/or apnea episodes a

  

< 6 hours

6 to < 7 hours

≥7 hours

 

N b

% (95% CI)

%

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

All

5074

7.7 (7.0-8.5)

20.4

71.8 (70.5-73.1)

9.0 (8.2- 9.8)

13.4 (12.4-14.4)

18.1 (16.9-19.2)

8.0 (7.2-8.8)

Sex

 Men

2455

7.3 (6.2-8.4)

19.8

72.9 (71.0-74.7)

9.7 (8.5-11.0)

10.8 (9.5-12.1)

15.0 (13.5-16.5)

9.7 (8.4-10.9)

 Women

2619

8.1 (7.0-9.1)

21.0

71.0 (69.1-72.8)

8.4 (7.3- 9.5)

15.6 (14.1-17.1) c

20.6 (19.0-22.3) c

6.6 (5.6- 7.7) c

Age

 65-69 years

1640

8.1 (6.8-9.4)

22.3

69.6 (67.3-71.8)

9.7 (8.2 – 11.1)

13.5 (11.9-15.2)

18.6 (16.7-20.5)

9.1 (7.7-10.5)

 70-74 years

1602

6.9 (5.7-8.2)

19.9

73.2 (71.0-75.4)

7.2 (5.9 – 8.4)

12.7 (11.0-14.3)

16.9 (15.0-18.8)

8.2 (6.8- 9.5)

 75-79 years

1832

8.4 (7.1-9.6)

17.7

73.9 (71.8-76.0)

10.6 (9.1-12.1)

14.4 (12.7-16.0)

18.9 (17.0-20.7)

5.9 (4.8- 7.0) d

Cardiovascular risks/conditions

 Hypertension

2893

8.3 (7.2-9.3)

21.5

70.2 (68.5-72.0)

10.5 (9.4-11.7)

14.3 (12.9-15.7)

19.9 (18.4-21.5)

10.5 (9.3-11.7)

 Diabetes

1047

9.4 (7.6-11.2)

23.0

67.6 (64.5-70.6)

12.8 (10.6-14.9)

14.0 (11.7-16.2)

19.9 (17.3-22.5)

11.0 (8.9-13.0)

 Heart Disease

914

8.1 (6.2-9.9)

19.8

72.1 (69.0-75.3)

14.5 (12.1-16.9)

15.9 (13.4-18.5)

21.4 (18.6-24.3)

10.9 (8.8-13.1)

Functional difficulties

 Frequent problems with balance/walking

531

12.5 (9.5-15.6)

19.9

67.6 (63.2-71.9)

31.1 (26.8-35.3)

31.5 (27.2-35.8)

38.5 (34.1-43.0)

20.9 (17.1-24.7)

 Frequent problems with memory

335

12.6 (8.9-16.3)

20.4

67.0 (61.6-72.4)

33.3 (27.8-38.7)

35.6 (30.1-41.2)

39.9 (34.3-45.6)

23.7 (18.7-28.7)

Overall health status

 Very good/ Excellent

2208

5.1 (4.1- 6.0)

19.5

75.4 (73.5-77.4)

3.9 (3.0- 4.7)

9.3 (8.0-10.6)

11.7 (10.2-13.1)

5.5 (4.5- 6.5)

 Good

2032

8.9 (7.6-10.2)e

20.4

70.7 (68.6-72.8) e

9.9 (8.5-11.3) e

14.2 (12.6-15.8) e

18.7 (16.9-20.5) e

8.4 (7.1- 9.7) e

 Fair/Poor

819

12.9 (10.5-15.3)e, f

23.2

63.9 (60.3-67.5) e, f

22.3 (19.3-25.4) e, f

23.9 (20.8-27.1) e, f

35.5 (32.0-39.0) e, f

14.6 (12.0-17.2) e, f

  1. a Symptoms indicative of potential obstructive sleep apnea
  2. b Subgroup Ns for some sleep risk indicators are smaller than those shown due to missing data
  3. c Significant (p < .05) sex difference
  4. d Significant (p < .05) age group difference
  5. e Significantly (p < .05) different from very good/excellent health after adjusting for age and sex
  6. f Significantly (p < .05) different from good health after adjusting for age and sex