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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychosom Res. 2010 Jul 1;69(5):475–483. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.05.005

Table 1.

Descriptive data of sociodemographic, sleep and fatigue variables by cluster.

Milder sleep
disturbance
& milder fatigue
(n = 61)
n (%)
Milder sleep
disturbance
& severe fatigue
(n = 68)
n (%)
Severe sleep
disturbance
&milder fatigue
(n = 15)
n (%)
Severe sleep
disturbance &
severe fatigue
(n = 15)
n (%)

Gender x2 (3, N=159) = 0.69 p = .89
    Female 35 (57.4%) 43 (63.2%) 9 (60.0%) 10 (61.0%)
    Male 26 (42.6%) 25 (36.8%) 6 (40.0%) 5 (33.3%)
Occupation x2 (3, N=159) = 8.88 p = .03*
    Working 44 (74.6%) a, b 55 (82.1%) b 8 (53.3%) a 8 (53.3%) a
    Not working / Retired 15 (25.4%) a, b 12 (17.9%) b 7 (46.7%) a 7 (46.7%) a
Marital Status x2 (9, N=159) = 3.55 p = .93
    Single 6 (8.8%) 4 (6.6%) 2 (13.33%) 2 (13.33%)
    Married / Common-law
    relationship
45 (66.2%) 43 (70.5%) 10 (66.7%) 11 (73.33%)
    Divorced / Separated 12 (17.7%) 10 (16.4%) 3 (16.4%) 2 (13.33%)
    Widowed 5 (7.4%) 4 (6.6%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Type of insomnia x2 (9, N=159) = 4.56 p = .87
    Initial 3 (4.5%) 1 (1.5%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    Middle 13 (21.3%) 18 (26.5%) 2 (13.3%) 3 (20.0%)
    Late 1 (1.6%) 1 (1.5%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    Mixed 44 (72.1%) 48 (70.6%) 13 (86.7%) 12 (80.0%)
M (SD) M (SD) M (SD) M (SD)

Age (years) 52.4 (9.4) 47.5 (10.2) 53.3 (9.3) 51.7 (10.2) F (3, 155) = 3.30 p = .02*
Education (years) 14.6 (3.8) a, b 14.8 (3.2) a, b 16.4 (2.4) a 13.1 (4.9) b F (3, 154) = 2.28, p = .08
Insomnia duration (years) 15.62 (13.29) 16.40 (13.12) 18.20 (18.10) 16.52 (13.45) F (3, 155) = 0.14 p = .93

PSG variables
    SOL 14.78 (6.39) a 13.83 (7.50) a 26.39 (12.04)b 33.28 (16.90) c F (3, 155) = 26.47 p < .001**
    WASO 54.67 (22.41) a 50.07 (25.19) a 118.61 (36.14) c 96.19 (39.57) b F (3, 155) = 35.93 p < .001**
    TST 367.54 (29.26) a 379.51 (33.57) a 285.04 (45.92) c 316.31 (31.51) b F (3, 155) = 43.16 p < .001**
    % SE 83.70 (5.33) a 84.76 (5.40) a 65.25 (7.26) c 69.56 (6.14) b F (3, 155) = 74.38 p < .001**
    NWAK 12.52 (4.02) a 10.88 (4.28) a 12.91 (3.84) a 17.01 (5.07) b F (3, 155) = 8.96 p < .001**
    % Stage 1 5.34 (2.66) a 4.61 (2.63) a 8.27 (5.99) b 6.68 (3.61) a,b F (3, 155) = 6.27 p < .001**
    % Stage 2 64.90 (5.65) 63.79 (7.45) 63.67 (6.14) 66.50 (4.76) F (3, 155) = 0.91 p = .44
    % Stages 3–4 5.92 (5.50) 8.01 (7.12) 8.68 (9.88) 6.91 (5.29) F (3, 155) = 1.33 p = .27
    % REM 12.52 (4.02) a 10.88 (4.28) a 12.91 (3.84) a 17.01 (5.07) b F (3, 155) = 7.68 p < .001**
    Composite z-score −0.21 (0.42) a −0.37 (0.44) a 1.38 (0.62) b 1.14 (0.51) b F (3, 155) = 94.71 p < .001**

MFI subscales
    General fatigue 9.75(2.41) a 14.40 (2.44) b 10.73 (3.19) a 15.47 (1.77) b F (3, 155) = 48.97 p < .001**
    Physical fatigue 6.79(2.35) a 10.79 (2.61) b 7.00 (2.20) a 12.80 (3.23) c F (3, 155) = 40.90 p < .001**
    Reduced activity 6.66 (1.78) a 10.38 (2.03) c 8.60 (2.53) b 13.80 (2.86) d F (3, 155) = 62.48 p < .001**
    Reduced motivation 6.98 (2.14) a 10.59 (2.59) c 8.60 (2.53) b 9.93 (2.52) b,c F (3, 155) = 24.90 p < .001**
    Mental fatigue 7.92 (2.64) a 12.56 (3.18) b 9.27 (2.68) a 12.93 (2.91) b F (3, 155) = 31.73 p < .001**
    Composite z-score −0.72 (−0.41) a 0.54 (0.40) b −0.34 (.49) c 0.91 (0.41) d F (3, 155) = 21.74 p < .001**
*

p < .05

**

p < .01

Note. Different letters indicate significant differences between clusters.