Table 5.
Association between chronic insomnia (Bergen Insomnia Scale) and different types of infection.
| Chronic insomnia |
χ2 (df) | p-value1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | |||
| Common cold | 3.3 (1) | 0.07 | ||
| No | 221 (52.4%) | 218 (46.1%) | ||
| Yes | 201 (47.6%) | 255 (53.9%) | ||
| Throat infection | 11.9 (1) | <0.001 | ||
| No | 385 (91.4%) | 395 (83.5%) | ||
| Yes | 36 (8.6%) | 78 (16.5%) | ||
| Ear infection | 4.5 (1) | 0.034 | ||
| No | 410 (97.4%) | 446 (94.3%) | ||
| Yes | 11 (2.6%) | 27 (5.7%) | ||
| Sinusitis | 7.8 (1) | 0.005 | ||
| No | 390 (92.6%) | 410 (86.7%) | ||
| Yes | 31 (7.4%) | 63 (13.3%) | ||
| Pneumonia/bronchitis | 4.8 (1) | 0.028 | ||
| No | 411 (97.6%) | 447 (94.5%) | ||
| Yes | 10 (2.4%) | 26 (5.5%) | ||
| COVID-19 | 1.6 (1) | 0.205 | ||
| No | 337 (80.2%) | 396 (83.7%) | ||
| Yes | 83 (19.8%) | 77 (16.3%) | ||
| Influenzalike illness | 18.0 (1) | <0.001 | ||
| No | 319 (75.6%) | 294 (62.2%) | ||
| Yes | 103 (24.4%) | 179 (37.8%) | ||
| Skin infection | 9.8 (1) | 0.002 | ||
| No | 349 (82.7%) | 349 (73.8%) | ||
| Yes | 73 (17.3%) | 124 (26.2%) | ||
| Gastrointestinal infection | 18.2 (1) | <0.001 | ||
| No | 364 (86.3%) | 353 (74.6%) | ||
| Yes | 58 (13.7%) | 120 (25.4%) | ||
| Urinary infection | 0.2 (1) | 0.681 | ||
| No | 397 (94.1%) | 449 (94.9%) | ||
| Yes | 25 (5.9%) | 24 (5.1%) | ||
| Venereal disease | 0.0 (1) | 1.000 | ||
| No | 413 (98.1%) | 464 (98.1%) | ||
| Yes | 8 (1.9%) | 9 (1.9%) | ||
| Eye infection | 5.8 (1) | 0.016 | ||
| No | 397 (94.3%) | 424 (89.6%) | ||
| Yes | 24 (5.7%) | 49 (10.4%) | ||
χ2, Pearson chi-square with continuity correction. df, degrees of freedom. Significant results are indicated in bold.