Table 4.
Activities before sleep in youth with FAPDs and healthy youth
| Measure | All participants (n = 120) |
FAPDs (n = 60) |
Healthy youth (n = 60) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stress level * | 5.8 ± 2.9 | 6.4 ± 2.7 | 5.1 ± 2.9 | 0.01 |
| Differences in activity before going to sleep | ||||
| Reading a book or homework | 28.0 (23.3) | 12.0 (20.0) | 16.0 (26.7) | 0.26 |
| Eating | 37.0 (30.8) | 21.0 (35.0) | 16.0 (26.7) | 0.22 |
| Video games | 33.0 (27.5) | 20.0 (33.3) | 13.0 (21.7) | 0.11 |
| Watching television | 48.0 (40.0) | 22.0 (36.7) | 26.0 (43.3) | 0.29 |
| Relaxing | 41.0 (34.2) | 20.0 (33.3) | 21.0 (35.0) | 0.50 |
| Talking on the phone | 63.0 (52.5) | 34.0 (56.7) | 29.0 (48.3) | 0.23 |
| Using a computer or another electronic | 55.0 (45.8) | 29.0 (48.3) | 26.0 (43.3) | 0.36 |
| Caffeinated drinks before going to sleep | 109.0 (90.8) | 54.0 (90.0) | 55.0 (91.7) | 0.50 |
| Time between dinner and sleep | n = 117 | n = 57 | n = 60 | |
| Mean ± SD * | 3.1 ± 1.7 | 3.2 ± 2.0 | 2.9 ± 1.4 | 0.35 |
Data is formatted as mean ± standard deviation. All other data is formatted as value (percentage). FAPDs: Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders.