Table 2.
Off-Label Prescription Medications and Other Measures Taken to Manage Idiopathic Hypersomnia Symptoms
| All Participants N=75 | Participants With LST n=37a |
Participants Without LST n=38a |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-label medications | |||
| Participants, n (%) | 67 (89.3) | 36 (97.3) | 31 (81.6) |
| Number of medication classes taken, mean (SD)b | 1.5 (0.9) | 1.6 (1.0) | 1.4 (0.7) |
| Min, Max | 1, 4 | 1, 4 | 1, 3 |
| Other measures used | |||
| Participants, n (%) | 70 (93.3) | 35 (94.6) | 35 (92.1) |
| Number of other measures used, mean (SD)c | 2.0 (1.1) | 2.2 (1.2) | 1.7 (1.0) |
| Min, Max | 0, 4 | 0, 4 | 0, 4 |
Notes: aLong sleep was defined as ≥11 hours of sleep in a 24-hour period (self-reported). bIncludes participants taking any medication. cIncludes all participants.
Abbreviations: LST, long sleep time; Max, maximum; Min, minimum; SD, standard deviation.