Table 4.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients with NT1 according to their resilience level.
| Low Resilience (n = 52) | Mid-range Resilience (n = 61) | High Resilience (n = 24) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female, n (%) | 28 (53.8) | 31 (50.8) | 13 (54.2) | .935 |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 37.0 (15.8) | 38.6 (16.2) | 38.6 (13.9) | .764 |
| Education, n (%) | .104 | |||
| Elementary/middle | 11 (21.1) | 13 (21.3) | 5 (20.8) | |
| High school | 37 (71.1) | 29 (47.5) | 14 (58.3) | |
| More than high school | 4 (7.7) | 19 (31.1) | 5 (20.8) | |
| Had a partner, n (%) | 20 (46.5) | 27 (47.4) | 15 (65.2) | .228 |
| Student or employed, n (%) | 33 (63.4) | 49 (80.3) | 19 (79.2) | .102 |
| BMI class, n (%) | .702 | |||
| Normal | 17 (39.5) | 22 (41.5) | 6 (28.6) | |
| Overweight | 14 (32.6) | 16 (30.2) | 10 (47.6) | |
| Obese | 12 (27.9) | 15 (28.3) | 5 (23.8) | |
| ESS, mean (SD) | 13.1 (5.5) | 12.1 (3.9) | 10.0 (5.7) | .059 |
| ESS ≥ 11, n (%) | 34 (65.4) | 36 (59.0) | 11 (45.8) | .273 |
| Symptoms/last month, n (%) | .578 | |||
| Cataplexy | 34 (65.4) | 40 (65.5) | 13 (54.2) | |
| Disrupted nocturnal sleep | 36 (70.6) | 36 (61.0) | 14 (58.3) | .467 |
| Hypnagogic hallucinations | 21 (41.2) | 22 (37.3) | 8 (33.3) | .798 |
| Sleep paralysis | 17 (34.0) | 20 (35) | 7 (29.2) | .873 |
| STAI-State Anxiety, mean (SD) | 46.3 (11.3) | 37.4 (9.5) | 30.1 (6.8) | < .001 |
| STAI-State Anxiety, n (%) | < .001 | |||
| No anxiety | 1 (1.9) | 9 (14.8) | 9 (37.5) | |
| Mild | 14 (26.9) | 31 (50.8) | 13 (54.2) | |
| Moderate | 8 (15.4) | 7 (11.5) | 1 (4.2) | |
| Severe | 29 (55.8) | 14 (22.9) | 1 (4.2) | |
| BDI, mean (SD) | 18.3 (11.5) | 8.8 (7.1) | 4.1 (4.6) | < .001 |
| BDI > 13, n (%) | 28 (58.3) | 16 (26.2) | 1 (4.2) | < .001 |
| Quality of life, mean (SD) | ||||
| PCS | 46.3 (10.2) | 48.9 (8.3) | 53.5 (5.5) | .038 |
| MCS | 34.1 (11.7) | 43.1 (10.6) | 48.5 (8.2) | < .001 |
| Pharmacological treatment for narcolepsy, n (%) | ||||
| Stimulants | 25 (48.1) | 36 (59.0) | 15 (62.5) | .379 |
| Sodium oxybate | 32 (61.5) | 40 (65.6) | 14 (58.3) | .802 |
| Anticataplexy | 16 (30.8) | 11 (18.0) | 5 (20.8) | .266 |
| Other | 4 (7.7) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (4.2) | .292 |
| None | 6 (11.5) | 3 (4.9) | 3 (12.5) | .359 |
BDI = Beck Depression Inventory, BMI = body mass index, ESS = Epworth Sleepiness Scale, NT1 = narcolepsy type 1, MCS = mental component score, PCS = physical component score, SD = standard deviation, SF-36 = 36-item Short Form Survey, STAI = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.