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. 2025 Sep 23;13:1615643. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1615643

Table 1.

Comparison of sleep quality differences among older adults with different demographic characteristics.

Variables Total (n = 14,021) Good sleep quality (n = 10,603) Poor sleep quality (n = 3,418) Statistic P
Age, M (Q₁, Q₃) 71.00 (66.00–76.00) 70.00 (66.00–76.00) 72.00 (67.00–77.00) Z = −9.78 <0.01
Gender χ2 = 92.77 <0.01
 Male 7,100 (50.64) 5,614 (52.95) 1,486 (43.48)
 Female 6,921 (49.36) 4,989 (47.05) 1932 (56.52)
Educational level χ2 = 22.43 <0.01
 Below Junior High School and Junior High School 12,164 (86.94) 9,120 (86.18) 3,044 (89.32)
 Above Junior High School 1827 (13.06) 1,463 (13.82) 364 (10.68)
Type of residence χ2 = 71.76 <0.01
 Urban 7,157 (51.04) 5,197 (49.01) 1960 (57.34)
 Rural 6,864 (48.96) 5,406 (50.99) 1,458 (42.66)
Living pattern χ2 = 52.91 <0.01
 Living with family members 12,858 (92.09) 9,705 (91.89) 3,153 (92.71)
 Living alone 784 (5.61) 562 (5.32) 222 (6.53)
 Living in a nursing home 321 (2.30) 295 (2.79) 26 (0.76)
Average monthly Per Capita family income χ2 = 35.99 <0.01
 ≥2000 Yuan 7,201 (51.36) 5,598 (52.80) 1,603 (46.90)
 <2000 Yuan 6,820 (48.64) 5,005 (47.20) 1815 (53.10)
Alcohol consumption status χ2 = 29.09 <0.01
 Non-drinker 12,209 (87.13) 9,139 (86.27) 3,070 (89.82)
 Drinker 1803 (12.87) 1,455 (13.73) 348 (10.18)
Smoking status χ2 = 8.85 0.003
 Non-smoker 11,521 (82.40) 8,651 (81.86) 2,870 (84.09)
 Smoker 2,460 (17.60) 1917 (18.14) 543 (15.91)
Participation in social activities χ2 = 71.13 <0.01
 Yes 8,828 (62.96) 6,883 (64.92) 1945 (56.90)
 No 5,193 (37.04) 3,720 (35.08) 1,473 (43.10)
Annual physical examination χ2 = 53.93 <0.01
 Yes 7,098 (50.62) 5,181 (48.86) 1917 (56.09)
 No 6,923 (49.38) 5,422 (51.14) 1,501 (43.91)
Physical exercise χ2 = 14.07 <0.01
 Yes 10,655 (75.99) 8,139 (76.76) 2,516 (73.61)
 No 3,366 (24.01) 2,464 (23.24) 902 (26.39)
Social support status χ2 = 30.45 <0.01
 Sufficient 12,541 (89.44) 9,570 (90.26) 2,971 (86.92)
 Lack 1,480 (10.56) 1,033 (9.74) 447 (13.08)
Nutritional status χ2 = 7.36 0.025
 Good nutritional status 4,773 (34.04) 3,612 (34.07) 1,161 (33.97)
 At Risk of malnutrition 7,816 (55.74) 5,868 (55.34) 1948 (56.99)
 Malnutrition 1,432 (10.21) 1,123 (10.59) 309 (9.04)
Degree of frailty χ2 = 1340.21 <0.01
 No frailty 8,269 (58.98) 7,133 (67.27) 1,136 (33.24)
 Pre-frailty 3,794 (27.06) 2,445 (23.06) 1,439 (39.47)
 Frailty state 1958 (13.96) 1,025 (9.67) 933 (27.30)