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. 2023 Oct 7;9(10):e20751. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20751

Table 5.

Comparison of brain structure and emotional symptom between poor sleeper and good sleeper.

Variables Poor sleeper (n = 21) Good sleeper (n = 29) X2 or T p
Age, years 70.95 ± 7.65 69.45 ± 6.03 0.777 0.441
Education, years 7.70 ± 4.41 7.93 ± 4.21 −0.182 0.857
Male, n (%) 5 (23.8) 4 (13.8) 0.828 0.464
Whole brain volume, cm3 1386.94 ± 168.78 1334.91 ± 113.14 1.306 0.198
Left transverse temporal gyri volume, mm3 1.00 ± 0.18 0.94 ± 0.15 1.159 0.117
Right transverse temporal gyri volume, mm3 0.78 ± 0.13 0.75 ± 0.12 0.554 0.582
Left transverse temporal gyri thickness, mm3 2.31 ± 0.16 2.19 ± 0.14 2.698 0.010*
Right transverse temporal gyri thickness, mm3 2.29 ± 0.22 2.23 ± 0.02 1.072 0.289
SAS 27.37 ± 4.83 22.35 ± 3.61 3.495 0.001*
GDS 5.43 ± 4.37 1.71 ± 2.69 3.367 0.001*

Abbreviation: SAS, self-rating Anxiety Scale; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; *means p < 0.05.