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. 2010 Jun 1;33(6):739–744. doi: 10.1093/sleep/33.6.739

Table 2.

Association between sleep duration and sleep disturbance with CHD: stratified by sex

Usual sleep duration, h Men
Women
P Value for interaction of sex
Persons at risk, no. CHD, no. Unadjusteda Persons at risk, no. CHD, no. Unadjusteda
    ≤ 5 254 47 1.66 (1.23, 2.25) 202 35 1.39 (0.97, 1.98) 0.47
    6 1836 261 1.21 (1.03, 1.41) 868 137 1.21 (0.97, 1.50) 0.97
    7 3459 417 1.00 1522 201 1.00
    ≥ 8 1052 132 1.06 (0.87, 1.28) 648 77 0.91 (0.70, 1.18) 0.38
Lost sleep over worry
    Not at all 2809 324 1.00 1163 146 1.00
    No more than usual 2954 394 1.17 (1.01, 1.36) 1519 211 1.11 (0.90, 1.37) 0.95
    More than usual 855 141 1.48 (1.22, 1.80) 552 93 1.36 (1.05, 1.76) 0.92
Restless, disturbed nights
    Not at all 2326 246 1.00 1024 124 1.00
    No more than usual 3000 388 1.24 (1.05, 1.45) 1404 196 1.19 (0.95, 1.49) 0.96
    More than usual 1291 225 1.69 (1.41, 2.03) 805 130 1.33 (1.04, 1.70) 0.79
a

Data are presented as relative risk (95% confidence interval).

CHD refers to coronary heart disease.