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. 2011 Jul 1;34(7):965–973. doi: 10.5665/SLEEP.1138

Table 5.

Risk factors for persistent insomnia

Persistence Symptom/Syndrome
n (%) OR* 95% CI P-value
Marital status
    Married 319 (62.2) 1 - -
    Widowed or divorced 287 (37.8) 1.3 0.8-2.0 0.258
Residence
    Urban 227 (36.8) 1 - -
    Semi Urban 211 (34.6) 1.0 0.5-1.9 0.975
    Rural 168 (28.5) 0.7 0.5-1.1 0.161
Economic status
    High 40 (9.3) 1 - -
    High average 185 (33.2) 0.6 0.3-1.5 0.276
    Low average 234 (36.4) 0.9 0.4-1.9 0.824
    Low 147 (21.1) 0.9 0.4-2.2 0.786
Self-reported health
    Poor or fair 33 (6.1) 1 - -
    Excellent or good 562 (93.9) 0.5 0.2-1.4 0.186
Body mass index
    < 18.5 82 (15.4) 1 - -
    18.5-24.9 315 (62.4) 2.0 0.9-4.3 0.076
    25.0-29.9 93 (16.5) 1.4 0.6-3.0 0.832
    ≥ 30 35 (5.7) 2.2 0.7-6.6 0.161
Chronic medical condition
    Absent 92 (14.2) 1 - -
    Present 514 (85.8) 1.2 0.6-2.1 0.635
Functional disability
    Absent 427 (73.8) 1 - -
    Present 179 (26.2) 1.2 0.8-1.7 0.448
Lifetime major depression
    Absent 373 (61.9) 1 - -
    Present 233 (38.1) 1.2 0.8-1.7 0.362
Probable dementia
    Absent 543 (92.8) 1 - -
    Present 56 (7.2) 0.6 0.3-1.2 0.160