Table 3.
Clinical and Biological Characteristics of Hypersomniacs with and without Long Sleep Time
| Clinical characteristics | Patients without long sleep time |
Patients with long sleep time |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 35 | 40 | |
| Age, y | 39.7 ± 13.0 | 29.1 ± 9.7 | 0.0002 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.1 ± 5.3 | 22.8 ± 4.1 | 0.005 |
| Women, % | 60.0 | 67.5 | 0.63 |
| Hypnagogic hallucinations, % |
25.0 | 23.3 | 0.88 |
| Sleep paralysis, % | 28.6 | 26.7 | 0.87 |
| Non refreshing naps, % | 45.0 | 47.6 | 0.87 |
| Sleep drunkenness, % | 23.1 | 50.0 | 0.08 |
| Epworth sleepiness score (0-24) |
15.0 ± 4.1 | 14.9 ± 4.3 | 0.91 |
| Pichot fatigue score (0-32) | 26.9 ± 7.9 | 26.0 ± 8.8 | 0.75 |
| HAD anxiety (0-21) | 9.6 ± 4.1 | 8.1 ± 4.0 | 0.29 |
| HAD depression (0-21) | 7.5 ± 4.6 | 6.8 ± 5.4 | 0.66 |
| Horne-Ostberg score | 52.7 ± 10.2 | 44.0 ± 13.8 | 0.04 |
| HLA DQB1*0602 positive, % |
21.9 | 26.5 | 0.78 |
HAD: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Rating Scale;
HLA: human leukocyte antigen.
± values = SD.