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. 2008 Feb 1;31(2):177–184. doi: 10.1093/sleep/31.2.177

Table 2.

Prevalence and Stability of Insomnia – W1, W2 Cohort

Prevalence rates
W1, W2 cohort change
W1 sample %, 95% CI W1 cohort %, 95% CI Total incidence %, 95% CI Chronic %, 95% CI Remitted %, 95% CI
NRS 18.14 18.23 12.01 40.99 59.01
(16.85 – 19.43) (16.75 – 19.71) (10.77 – 13.25) (36.48 – 45.49) (54.51 – 63.52)
DIS 7.05 7.53 3.31 33.35 66.65
(6.18 – 7.92) (6.50 – 8.56) (2.62 – 3.99) (26.65 – 40.05) (59.95 – 73.35)
DMS1 3.11 2.93 2.24 19.37 80.63
(2.54 – 3.67) (2.31 – 3.54) (1.69 – 2.79) (11.22 – 27.52) (72.48 – 88.78)
DMS2 5.15 5.11 3.90 19.40 80.96
(4.41 – 5.89) (4.26 – 5.97) (3.17 – 4.64) (12.02 – 26.07) (73.93 – 87.98)
EMA 3.20 3.27 2.42 14.57 85.43
(2.61 – 3.78) (2.60 – 3.93) (1.84 – 3.01) (6.86 – 22.27) (77.73 – 93.14)
P1 26.83 27.12 13.97 45.85 54.15
(25.36 – 28.30) (25.42 – 28.82) (12.65 , 15.29) (42.15 – 49.54) (50.46 – 57.85)
P2 6.66 7.03 5.50 34.71 65.29
(5.84 – 7.49) (6.05 – 8.01) (4.63 – 6.37) (27.73 – 41.69) (58.31 – 72.27)
P3 4.70 4.94 5.36 23.63 76.37
(4.02 – 5.39) (4.14 – 5.75) (4.50 – 6.22) (16.39 – 30.88) (69.12 – 83.61)

NRS refers to nonrestorative sleep; DIS, trouble falling asleep; DMS 1, nighttime waking, difficult to sleep again; DMS 2, nighttime waking, but return to sleep; EMA, early morning awakening; P1, 1 or more insomnia symptoms; P2, at least 1 symptom and daytime fatigue/sleepiness; P3, P2 after mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders are excluded. No significant differences were found comparing W1 sample and W1 cohort with respect to NRS, DIS, DMS1, DMS2, and EMA.