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. 2023 Jun 30;15:491–498. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S399644

Table 1.

Demographic and Sleep Quality Data of Patients with pID and Healthy Controls

pID Patients Healthy Controls p-value
Sociodemographics:
 Age (years) 58.1 (12.2) 55.3 (10.0) p = 0.19
 Gender (n. male/ female) 19 / 3 16 / 6 p = 0.13
 Education (n. low/medium/high) 3 / 12 / 7 1 / 15 / 6 p = 0.25
 Estimated intelligence quotient (MWTB) 112.6 (12.7) 118.4 (14.2) p = 0.08
Self-assessment of anxiety and depression:
 HADS Anxiety (max. 21 points) 8.9 (5.1) 3.7 (2.5) p = <0.01*
 HADS Depression (max. 21 points) 7.5 (4.5) 3.3 (2.6) p = <0.01*
Subjective sleep quality:
 PSQI (max. 21 points) 14.3 (3.2) 4.8 (2.8) p = <0.01*
 ISI (max. 28 points) 18.5 (4.8) 4.0 (4.1) p = <0.01*
Objective polysomnographic sleep quality:
 Sleep Efficiency (%) 58.9 (17.8); CI: 50.97, 66.73
 Sleep-onset latency (minutes) 52.2 [86.3]; CI:41.57, 96.11
 Wake after sleep onset (minutes) 132.4 (52.0); CI:109.33, 155.41
 Sleep-stage transition index (/hour) 14.5 [6.6]; CI: 13.8, 20.22
 Arousal index (/hour) 18.9 [14.9]; CI: 15.5, 25.13
 Apnea/Hypopnea index (/hour) 2.4 [4.3]; CI: 1.17, 8.29
 Periodic Limb Movement index (/hour) 2.4 [6.1] CI: 2.21, 7.23
Sleep stage distribution (% of Time In Bed):
 Time Awake 41.2 (17.8); CI:33.24, 49.06
 Light sleep 34.2 (14.6); CI:27.76, 40.64
 Deep sleep 13.9 (7.4); CI:10.60, 17.18
 REM sleep 10.4 (5.6); CI:7.98, 12.90

Notes: Mean and standard deviation (in parentheses) given for normally distributed data. Medians and interquartile ranges (in square brackets) and are presented for non-normally distributed data. CI: 95% Confidence Intervals are given for polysomnographic data. Gender and education expressed as number of participants. An asterisk marks significant differences.

Abbreviations: n., number of; pID, persistent Insomnia Disorder; MWTB, Mehrfachwahl Wortschatz Intelligenz Test B; PSQ, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; ISI, Insomnia Severity Index; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; REM, Rapid Eye Movement.