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. 2024 Dec 23;24:945. doi: 10.1186/s12888-024-06414-7

Table 2.

Comparisons of demographic characteristics among different groups of insomnia symptoms

Variables Changes in insomnia symptoms, n (%) χ² p-Value
Resistance
(n = 23,874)
Remission
(n = 1,915)
New-onset
(n = 1,722)
Persistence
(n = 887)
Sex 121.89 < 0.001
 Male 12,904 (86.1) 895 (6.0) 834 (5.6) 348 (2.3)
 Female 10,970 (81.8) 1,020 (7.6) 888 (6.6) 539 (4.0)
Grade [age, years] 76.07 < 0.001
 Grade 5 [11.1 ± 0.6] 9,024 (85.6) 638 (6.0) 621 (5.9) 262 (2.5)
 Grade 6 [12.1 ± 0.6] 5,075 (84.7) 430 (7.2) 316 (5.3) 170 (2.8)
 Grade 7 [13.0 ± 0.6] 5,815 (82.7) 482 (6.9) 485 (6.9) 248 (3.5)
 Grade 8 [14.0 ± 0.6] 3,960 (81.9) 365 (7.6) 300 (6.2) 207 (4.3)
School types 3.45 0.328
 Public school 11,659 (83.7) 969 (6.9) 858 (6.2) 448 (3.2)
 Private school 12,215 (84.5) 946 (6.5) 864 (6.0) 439 (3.0)
Boarding at school 48.09 < 0.001
 No 22,031 (84.5) 1,689 (6.5) 1,567 (6.0) 794 (3.0)
 Yes 1,843 (79.5) 226 (9.8) 155 (6.7) 93 (4.0)
Number of siblings 8.96 0.030
 More than one 19,083 (83.9) 1,579 (6.9) 1,372 (6.0) 726 (3.2)
 One 4,791 (85.0) 336 (6.0) 350 (6.2) 161 (2.8)
Parental marital status 48.47 < 0.001
 Married 22,812 (84.3) 1,806 (6.7) 1,622 (6.0) 807 (3.0)
 Separated/divorced/widowed 1,062 (78.6) 109 (8.1) 100 (7.4) 80 (5.9)
Family income (monthly) 59.46 < 0.001
 < ¥ 12,000 10,634 (85.0) 775 (6.2) 750 (6.0) 347 (2.8)
 ¥ 12,000- ¥ 30,000 6,256 (84.3) 472 (6.4) 478 (6.4) 217 (2.9)
 > ¥ 30,000 1,972 (84.2) 170 (7.3) 130 (5.5) 70 (3.0)
 Unknown 5,012 (81.8) 498 (8.1) 364 (6.0) 253 (4.1)
Chronic somatic diseases 78.50 < 0.001
 No 23,126 (84.4) 1,812 (6.6) 1,658 (6.0) 818 (3.0)
 Yes 748 (76.0) 103 (10.5) 64 (6.5) 69 (7.0)
Family history of mental illness 36.60 < 0.001
 No 23,682 (84.2) 1,875 (6.7) 1,700 (6.0) 874 (3.1)
 Yes 192 (71.9) 40 (15.0) 22 (8.2) 13 (4.9)
Anxiety and depressive symptoms 3425.36 < 0.001
 No 22,869 (87.3) 1,335 (5.1) 1,488 (5.7) 503 (1.9)
 Yes 1,005 (45.6) 580 (26.3) 234 (10.6) 384 (17.5)