Table 1 Demographic characteristics of all participants (N = 760)
From: Current status of sleep quality in Taiwan: a nationwide walk-in survey
Northern | Middle | Southern | Eastern | P value | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | 195 (25.7) | 289 (38.0) | 228 (30.0) | 48 (6.3) | 760 (100) | |
Age (years)a | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 45.5 ± 12.1 | 53.5 ± 13.5 | 59.8 ± 14.6 | 70.1 ± 9.6 | <0.001 § | 54.2 ± 14.7 |
Gender (n, %) | <0.001 § | |||||
Men | 12 (6.5) | 82 (29.8) | 43 (19.0) | 20 (41.7) | 157 (21.4) | |
Women | 174 (93.6) | 193 (70.2) | 183 (81.0) | 28 (58.3) | 578 (78.6) | |
Sleep duration (hours)b | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 5.6 ± 1.3 | 6.4 ± 1.2 | 6.3 ± 1.4 | 6.5 ± 1.4 | <0.001 § | 6.2 ± 1.4 |
Hypnotics use (days/4 weeks) | <0.001 § | |||||
No use | 184 (94.4) | 257 (88.9) | 195 (85.5) | 36 (75.0) | 672 (88.4) | |
1–2 | 4 (2.0) | 13 (4.5) | 14 (6.1) | 1 (2.1) | 32 (4.2) | |
≥3 | 7 (3.6) | 19 (6.6) | 19 (8.4) | 11 (22.9) | 56 (7.4) | |
PSQI#scorec | <0.001 § | |||||
Mean ± SD | 7.0 ± 3.5 | 5.8 ± 3.4 | 5.7 ± 3.7 | 5.6 ± 4.4 | 6.1 ± 3.6 | |