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. 2023 Mar 16;15(3):e36221. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36221

Table 3. Associations between sleep hygiene practices and the frequency and magnitude of sleep problems.

IQR: interquartile range

*: Significant at p < 0.05.

  Sleep hygiene practices P-Vvalue
Good, N = 171 (44.5%) Poor, N = 213 (55.5%)
Have you had problems sleeping during the past three months? No 75 50 <0.001*
43.9% 23.5%
Yes 96 163
56.1% 76.5%
How often have you experienced problems sleeping during the past three months? Never or less than once per month 66 54 0.001*
38.6% 25.4%
One or two days per week 52 64
30.4% 30.0%
More than two days per week 41 65
24.0% 30.5%
Every day 12 30
7.0% 14.1%
On average, how many minutes are you awake before you fall asleep? Minimum 1.0 2.0 <0.001*
Maximum 120.0 180.0
Median 20.0 30.0
IQR 10.0–30.0 15.0–45.0
On average, if you wake up at night, how many minutes are you awake? Minimum 0.0 0.0 0.010*
Maximum 120.0 120.0
Median 10.0 11.0
IQR 5.0–20.0 5.0–30.0