Table 1.
Percentage of reported sleep-related problems by gender and age
| Sleep Related Problems | Total
(N = 66) |
Male
(n = 34) |
Female
(n = 32) |
Ages 8–11
(n = 27) |
Ages 12–17
(n = 36) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightmares | 42.4 | 50.0 | 34.4 | 63.0* | 30.6 |
| Overtired | 56.1 | 44.1 | 68.8* | 48.1 | 63.9 |
| Sleeps less than most kids | 33.3 | 29.4 | 37.5 | 37.0 | 30.6 |
| Sleeps more than most kids | 24.2 | 11.8 | 37.5* | 11.1 | 33.3* |
| Talks or walks in sleep | 22.7 | 20.6 | 25.0 | 29.6 | 19.4 |
| Has trouble sleepingΦ | 56.1 | 61.8 | 50.0 | 63.0 | 50.0 |
| Sleeps next to someone in family | 50.0 | 41.2 | 59.4 | 59.3 | 38.9 |
| Has trouble sleepingψ | 43.9 | 35.3 | 53.1 | 48.1 | 41.7 |
| Mean no. SRPs (SD) | 3.29
(1.79) |
2.94
(1.63) |
3.66**
(1.91) |
3.59**
(1.80) |
3.08
(1.81) |
Note:
Φ
Parent reported;
ψ
Child reported.
*
p < .05,
**
p < .001