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Table 1 Comparison of demographic and clinical symptoms between the normal group (PSQI total score < 7) and the sleep disorder group (PSQI total score ≥ 7)

From: Sleep disorders in the acute phase of coronavirus disease 2019: an overview and risk factor study

 

Total subjects (n = 53)

Normal group (n = 28)

Sleep disorders group (n = 25)

p value

Age (y, mean ± SD)

54.26 ± 17.37

49.64 ± 18.80

59.44 ± 14.69

0.041*

 > 50

35 (66.04)

21 (75.00)

14 (56.00)

0.009*

  ≤ 50

28 (52.83)

7 (25.00)

11 (44.00)

Gender (n, %)

 Male

31 (58.49)

18 (64.29)

13 (52.00)

0.365

 Female

22 (41.51)

10 (35.71)

12 (48.00)

Education level (n, %)

 Low

4 (7.55)

2 (7.14)

2 (8.00)

0.526

 Medium

30 (56.60)

14 (50.00)

16 (64.00)

 High

19 (35.85)

12 (42.86)

7 (28.00)

Marriage status (n, %)

 Unmarried

7 (13.21)

4 (14.29)

3 (12.00)

0.848

 Married

43 (81.13)

22 (78.57)

21 (84.00)

 Widowed

3 (5.66)

2 (7.14)

1 (4.00)

Clinical symptoms (n, %)

 Fever

  With

33 (62.27)

17 (60.71)

16 (64.00)

0.805

  Without

20 (33.74)

11 (39.29)

9 (36.00)

Respiratory disorders

 Chest distress

  With

28 (52.83)

12 (42.86)

16 (64.00)

0.124

  Without

25 (47.17)

16 (57.14)

9 (36.00)

Dyspnea

 With

18 (33.96)

7 (25.00)

11 (44.00)

0.145

 Without

35 (66.04)

21 (75.00)

14 (56.00)

Digestive symptoms

 With

21 (39.62)

11 (39.29)

10 (40.00)

0.958

 Without

32 (60.38)

17 (60.71)

15 (60.00)

Neurological symptoms

 With

8 (15.09)

3 (10.71)

5 (20.00)

0.577

 Without

45 (84.91)

25 (89.29)

20 (80.00)

  1. The p values were obtained from independent-sample t tests for continuous data of age and chi-square tests and Fisher’s exact tests (total number < 40 or any expected number < 5) for categorical variables, including sex, education level, marriage status, fever, respiratory disorders, digestive symptoms and neurological symptoms
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. PSQI, Pittsburgh sleep Quality Index