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. 2011 Nov 1;34(11):1493–1498. doi: 10.5665/sleep.1384

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of 166 pregnant women at 14-16 weeks gestation by delivery status and PSQI Score

Characteristic Total Term Deliveries Preterm Deliveries PSQI ≤ 5 ^PSQI > 5
N = 166
N = 151
N = 15
N = 84
N = 48
N % N % N % N % N %
    Age*
        18-24 37 22.7 34 23.0 3 20.0 15 18.07 10 20.83
        25-29 53 32.5 48 32.4 5 33.3 31 37.35 13 27.08
        30-34 47 28.8 44 29.7 3 20.0 22 26.51 15 31.25
        35+ 26 16.0 22 14.9 4 26.7 15 18.07 10 20.83
    Income*#
        < $30,000 40 24.5 34 23.0 6 40.0 16 19.51 14 29.17
        $30,000–60,000 38 23.3 31 20.9 7 46.7 18 21.95 16 33.33
        Over $60,000 85 52.2 83 56.1 2 13.3 48 58.54 18 37.50
    Education*
        Primary, elementary, middle school 5 3.05 4 2.68 1 6.67 1 1.19 1 2.08
        High school/or GED 23 14.02 22 14.77 1 6.67 13 15.48 7 14.58
        Technical or vocational school 8 4.88 7 4.70 1 6.67 3 3.57 4 8.33
        Some college but no degree 39 23.78 33 22.15 6 40.00 16 19.05 17 35.42
        Associate degree 16 9.76 16 10.74 0 0.00 9 10.71 6 12.50
        Bachelor's degree 44 26.83 40 26.85 4 26.67 26 30.95 9 18.75
        Other graduate degree (Masters, Doctorate) 22 13.41 22 14.77 0 0.00 13 15.48 2 4.17
        Certificate 7 4.27 5 3.36 2 13.33 3 3.57 2 4.17
    Ethnicity**
        Non-Hispanic White 78 47.56 71 47.7 7 46.7 40 47.62 21 43.75
        All others 86 52.44 78 52.3 8 53.3 44 52.38 27 56.25
    Parity
        0 73 44.0 68 45.0 5 33.3 35 41.67 23 47.92
        1 57 34.3 49 32.5 8 53.3 31 36.90 16 33.33
        2 21 12.7 21 13.9 0 0.0 12 14.29 7 14.58
        3+ 15 9.0 13 8.6 2 13.4 6 7.14 2 4.17
    History of Preterm Birth
         Yes 19 11.4 18 11.9 1 6.7 8 9.52 5 10.42
No 147 88.6 133 88.1 14 93.3 76 90.48 43 89.58
    Prenatal Medical Risk Factors
        0 79 47.6 72 47.7 7 46.7 33 39.29 25 52.08
        1-2 71 42.8 63 41.7 8 53.3 39 46.43 21 43.75
        3+ 16 9.6 16 10.6 0 0 12 14.28 2 4.16
*

Missing data from 3 women.

**

Missing data from 2 women.

#

Wilcoxon/Fisher exact tests show differences in the income categories (P = 0.003) between women who delivered preterm vs. term.

^

PSQI > 5 indicates poor sleep quality.

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