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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2009 Jun;17(6):465–472. doi: 10.1097/jgp.0b013e3181987747

Table 2.

Adjusted differences on the ISI by diagnosis.

No diagnosis Worried well GAD only GAD and depression df F p Post hoc

Difficulty falling asleep

M (SD) 0.79 1.13 1.69 1.75 3, 95 2.72 .049 No sig.
(0.29) (0.21) (0.22) (0.25) diff.

% moderate/severe problems 21.1% 25.0% 58.6% 64.0%

Difficulty staying asleep

M (SD) 1.11 1.66 2.26 2.51 3, 97 7.34 < .001 1 vs. 3
(0.24) (0.17) (0.18) (0.21) 1 vs. 4
2 vs. 4

% moderate/severe problems 21.1% 60.6% 83.3% 88.0%

Difficulty waking up too early

M (SD) 1.04 1.58 2.14 2.41 3, 96 4.62 .005 1 vs. 3
(0.29) (0.21) (0.21) (0.25) 1 vs. 4

% moderate/severe problems 36.8% 51.5% 73.3% 75.0%

Dissatisfied

M (SD) 1.68 2.38 2.77 2.97 3, 99 4.84 .003 1 vs. 3
(0.26) (0.20) (0.20) (0.23) 1 vs. 4

% moderate/severe problems 50.0% 84.4% 90.3% 92.0%

Interference

M (SD) 0.81 1.36 2.18 2.41 3, 100 9.79 < .001 1 vs. 3
(0.24) (0.18) (0.18) (0.22) 1 vs. 4
2 vs. 3
2 vs. 4

% moderate/severe problems 23.8% 36.4% 77.4% 84.0%

Noticeable

M (SD) 0.54 0.88 1.28 1.82 3, 100 6.19 .001 1 vs. 4
(0.22) (0.17) (0.17) (0.20) 2 vs. 4

% moderate/severe problems 9.5% 18.2% 45.2% 76.0%

Distressed

M (SD) 0.23 1.42 2.08 2.68 3, 100 19.67 < .001 1 vs. 2
(0.23) (0.18) (0.18) (0.21) 1 vs. 3
1 vs. 4
2 vs. 4

% moderate/severe problems 9.5% 45.5% 67.7% 88.0%

Total ISI score

M (SD) 6.63 10.41 14.35 16.53 3, 100 12.20 < .001 1 vs. 3
(1.28) (0.98) (0.99) (1.17) 1 vs. 4
2 vs. 3
2 vs. 4

% moderate/severe insomnia 4.8% 16.1% 51.6% 68.0%

Note. 1 = no diagnosis; 2 = worried well; 3 = GAD; 4 = GAD and comorbid depression; analyses were adjusted for age, gender, gastrointestinal diseases, pulmonary diseases, and benzodiazepine use.