Skip to main content
. 2011 Aug 1;34(8):1013–1020. doi: 10.5665/SLEEP.1152

Table 6.

The association between use of mobile phones after lights out and sleep disturbances among Japanese adolescents: Excessive daytime sleepiness and insomnia symptoms

Number of times mobile phones used after lights out, based on type of use Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
Insomnia Symptom
Crude
Adjusted
Crude
Adjusted
N OR 95% CI P value OR 95% CI P value OR 95% CI P value OR 95% CI P value
    For calling < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01
        0 67646 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
        1-3/mo 6229 1.45 1.38–1.53 0.98 0.92–1.04 1.46 1.38–1.55 1.13 1.06–1.21
        1/wk 4423 1.30 1.22–1.38 0.91 0.85–0.98 1.50 1.40–1.61 1.19 1.10–1.29
        Several/wk 7441 1.58 1.50–1.65 0.98 0.93–1.04 1.79 1.70–1.89 1.26 1.18–1.34
        Daily 7853 2.12 2.02–2.22 1.17 1.10–1.24 2.47 2.35–2.60 1.44 1.35–1.53
    For sending text messages < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01
        0 50349 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
        1-3/mo 6204 1.40 1.32–1.47 1.24 1.17–1.31 1.15 1.08–1.23 1.07 0.99–1.15
        1/wk 5767 1.39 1.32–1.47 1.16 1.09–1.23 1.20 1.12–1.28 1.02 0.95–1.10
        Several/wk 14698 1.74 1.68–1.80 1.37 1.31–1.43 1.43 1.37–1.49 1.12 1.07–1.18
        Daily 16696 2.28 2.20–2.36 1.50 1.43–1.57 2.28 2.19–2.37 1.45 1.38–1.53

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

a

Adjusted factors include sex, grade, drinking alcohol, smoking, eating breakfast, extracurricular activities, and mental health.

b

Subjects with missing date were excluded from the analysis.