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. 2008 Jun 1;31(6):881–886. doi: 10.1093/sleep/31.6.881

Table 3.

Daytime Symptoms, Functioning, and Associated Consequences for Good Sleepers at Baseline and the Participants with Insomnia at Baseline and at the 1-Year Follow-Up

Baseline
1-Year Follow-Up Insomnia (n = 151)
Good sleepera (n = 1,114) Insomnia (n = 169)
Concentration problems (1–4) 1.7 (0.8) 2.6 (0.8) 2.7 (0.9)
Memory problems (1–4) 1.7 (0.7) 2.5 (0.9) 2.5 (0.9)
Headache (1–4) 1.6 (0.7) 2.5 (1.0) 2.5 (1.1)
Low energy (1–4) 1.8 (0.7) 2.5 (0.9) 2.7 (0.9)
Tiredness (1–4) 2.0 (0.8) 2.9 (0.9) 3.0 (0.9)
Aching muscles (1–4) 1.5 (0.8) 2.4 (1.2) 2.4 (1.1)
Tenseness (1–4) 1.5 (0.9) 2.5 (1.0) 2.6 (1.0)
Sleepiness (1–4) 1.9 (0.7) 2.7 (0.9) 2.7 (1.0)
Irritation (1–4) 1.7 (0.8) 2.5 (0.8) 2.6 (0.9)
Low mood (1–4) 1.6 (0.8) 2.5 (0.9) 2.5 (0.8)
Occupational functioning (1–5) 1.8 (1.5) 2.8 (1.5) 3.0 (1.3)
Leisure functioning (1–5) 1.9 (1.6) 2.8 (1.5) 3.1 (1.3)
Social functioning (1–5) 2.0 (1.6) 2.9 (1.4) 3.2 (1.2)
Sick leave (yes) 0% 8% 10%
Health care consumption (yes) 0% 15% 16%
Sleep medication (yes) 0% 16% 18%

All ratings were on a 3-month interval. Means are presented with standard deviations in parenthesis. Response alternatives for the daytime symptoms: not at all = 1, somewhat = 2, relatively large = 3, and very large = 4. Response alternatives for the functional domains: no negative consequences = 1, small negative consequences = 2, marked negative consequences = 3, large negative consequences = 4, and very large negative consequences = 5. aResponse “no” on the baseline question “Have you had problems sleeping during the past 3 months?”