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. 2010 Jul 1;33(7):956–961. doi: 10.1093/sleep/33.7.956

Table 1.

Relationships between sleep duration, covariates, and hypercholesterolemia

Hypercholesterolemia
Average Sleep Duration in Hours
Baseline Characteristics Yes No
    n (%) 618 (4%) 13,639 (96%)
Mean (SE) Mean (SE) Wald F (P-value)
    Average sleep duration (h) 7.53 (0.08) 7.77 (0.07) 11.55 (P = 0.0009)
    Age-female 15.9 (0.16) 15.8 (0.13) 1.55 (P = 0.2159)
    Age-male 16.3 (0.17) 15.9 (0.14) 5.58 (P = 0.0197)
    Percentile BMI (kg/m2) for age, female 63.4 (2.11) 58.4 (2.12) 5.44 (P = 0.0213)
    Percentile BMI (kg/m2) for age, male 72.6 (2.35) 60.1 (2.36) 28.16 (P < 0.0001)
    Emotional distress 9.8 (0.39) 8.7 (0.37) 9.30 (P = 0.0028)
    Sex n (Column %) n (Column %) X2 (P-value) Mean (SE) Wald F (P-value)
        Female 336 (54%) 6,982 (51%) 1.05 (P = 0.3071) 7.72 (0.04) 2.54 (P = 0.0124)
        Male 282 (46%) 6,656 (49%) 7.81 (0.03)
    Age(WaveI)
        11-13 18 (3%) 558 (4%) 8.28 (P = 0.0885) 8.41 (0.12) 97.39 (P < 0.0001)
        14-15 162 (26%) 4,427 (32%) 8.14 (0.11)
        16-17 241 (39%) 4,558 (33%) 7.67 (0.10)
        18-19 188 (30%) 3,837 (28%) 7.37 (0.11)
        20-21 9 (1%) 258 (2%) 7.27 (0.11)
    Race/Ethnicity
        Caucasian 436 (71%) 9,102 (67%) 8.30 (P = 0.0444) 7.81 (0.07) 6.55 (P = 0.0004)
        African American 62 (10%) 2,042 (15%) 7.59 (0.07)
        Hispanic 35 (6%) 603 (4%) 7.90 (0.11)
        Other 86 (14%) 1,892 (14%) 7.64 (0.07)
    Alcohol Consumption
        0 grams per day 430 (69%) 9,692 (71%) 0.33 (P = 0.8471) 7.87 (0.08) 50.09 (P < 0.0001)
         > 0 and < 28 grams per day 152 (25%) 3,226 (24%) 7.53 (0.08)
         > 28 grams per day 37 (6%) 720 (5%) 7.35 (0.08)
    Cigarettes Smoked Per Day
        0 457 (74%) 10,037 (74%) 0.02 (P = 0.9916) 7.84 (0.11) 24.35 (P < 0.0001)
        1 to 19 143 (23%) 3,171 (23%) 7.60 (0.11)
        ≥ 20 19 (3%) 431 (3%) 7.26 (0.11)
    Physical Activity
        Low – 0 to 2 times/week 222 (36%) 4,363 (32%) 5.20 (P = 0.0783) 7.65 (0.03) 17.83 (P < 0.0001)
        Medium – 3 to 4 times/week 210 (34%) 4,498 (33%) 7.77 (0.03)
        High – ≥ 5 times/week 187 (30%) 4,778 (35%) 7.86 (0.04)
    Physical Inactivity
        Low – 0 to 10 h/week 198 (32%) 4,640 (34%) 4.04 (P = 0.1369) 7.64 (0.04) 16.06 (P < 0.0001)
        Medium – 11 to 24 h/week 240 (39%) 4,586 (34%) 7.82 (0.03)
        High – ≥ 25 h/week 181 (29%) 4,413 (32%) 7.83 (0.04)
    Body weight
        Underweight 35 (6%) 815 (6%) 31.47 (P < 0.0001) 7.93 (0.08) 3.40 (P = 0.0198)
        Normal weight 348 (56%) 9,522 (70%) 7.75 (0.05)
        At-risk for overweight 111 (18%) 1,914 (14%) 7.79 (0.05)
        Overweight 125 (20%) 1,387 (10%) 7.68 (0.05)