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. 2011 Dec 1;34(12):1681–1686. doi: 10.5665/sleep.1434

Table 1.

Characteristics of subjects by sleep duration

N Total Sleep Duration Per Day
P valueb
≤ 5 h 6 h 7 h 8 h ≥ 9 h
Number 4268 333 1205 1865 775 90
baPWV (cm/s) 4268 1345 ± 202 1301 ± 190 1321 ± 191 1346 ± 194 1386 ± 215 1465 ± 312 < 0.001
Sex 4268
    Men 3410 (79.9%) 236 (70.9%) 874 (72.5%) 1535 (82.3%) 681 (87.9%) 84 (93.3%) < 0.001
    Women 858 (20.1%) 97 (29.1%) 331 (27.5%) 330 (17.7%) 94 (12.1%) 6 (6.7%)
Age 4268 48.0 ± 6.9 45.8 ± 7.3 47.2 ± 6.8 48.2 ± 6.9 49.6 ± 6.7 50.1 ± 6.9 < 0.001
SBP (mm Hg) 4262 121.1 ± 15.7 117.3 ± 14.0 119.6 ± 15.5 121.6 ± 15.7 123.5 ± 16.0 127.6 ± 18.4 < 0.001
HR 4268 60.4 ± 9.2 60.0 ± 8.5 60.4 ± 9.2 60.3 ± 9.2 60.8 ± 9.6 61.6 ± 9.2 0.443
BMI 4267 23.4 ± 3.1 23.3 ± 3.5 23.5 ± 3.1 23.4 ± 3.0 23.5 ± 3.0 23.5 ± 3.6 0.811
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) 4268 207.6 ± 33.1 206.9 ± 33.3 208.7 ± 32.8 206.8 ± 32.3 208.3 ± 34.5 204.3 ± 41.0 0.404
Triglyceride (mg/dL)a 4268 99.0 (97.4, 100.6) 95.1 (89.3, 101.3) 96.7 (93.7, 99.8) 98.2 (95.9, 100.6) 106.5 (102.5, 110.6) 98.3 (87.4, 110.7) 0.001
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) 4268 59.3 ± 15.4 59.4 ± 16.0 60.3 ± 15.9 59.1 ± 15.1 58.1 ± 15.0 60.5 ± 16.9 0.034
Fasting Glucose (mg/dL) 4268 94.4 ± 20.1 93.4 ± 21.5 93.6 ± 20.3 94.3 ± 18.9 96.4 ± 22.2 94.9 ± 15.2 0.038
Medication for Hypertension 4268
    Yes 356 (8.3%) 18 (5.4%) 93 (7.7%) 153 (8.2%) 79 (10.2%) 13 (14.4%) 0.015
    No 3912 (91.7%) 315 (94.6%) 1112 (92.3%) 1712 (91.8%) 696 (89.8%) 77 (85.6%)
Educational Background 4268
    >High school 1937 (45.4%) 171 (51.4%) 560 (46.5%) 888 (47.6%) 297 (38.3%) 21 (23.3%) < 0.001
    ≤ High school 2331 (54.6%) 162 (48.6%) 645 (53.5%) 977 (52.4%) 478 (61.7%) 69 (76.7%)
Frequency of Exercise 4262
    Rarely or never 2437 (57.2%) 200 (60.2%) 749 (62.2%) 1042 (56.0%) 393 (50.8%) 53 (59.6%) < 0.001
    1-2 times/week 1175 (27.6%) 74 (22.3%) 303 (25.1%) 533 (28.3%) 249 (32.2%) 16 (18.0%)
    3 times/week or more 650 (15.3%) 58 (17.5%) 153 (12.7%) 287 (15.4%) 132 (17.1%) 20 (22.5%)
Smoking Status 4268
    Non-smoker 1381 (32.4%) 121 (36.3%) 431 (35.8%) 622 (33.4%) 182 (23.5%) 25 (27.8%) < 0.001
    Ex-smoker 983 (23.0%) 52 (15.6%) 247 (20.5%) 443 (23.8%) 220 (28.4%) 21 (23.3%)
    Current 1904 (44.6%) 160 (48.0%) 527 (43.7%) 800 (42.9%) 373 (48.1%) 44 (48.9%)
Alcohol Consumption 4253
    Rarely or never 1318 (31.0%) 123 (36.9%) 408 (34.0%) 550 (29.6%) 208 (26.9%) 29 (32.2%) < 0.001
    1-5 times/week 1693 (39.8%) 145 (43.5%) 494 (41.2%) 750 (40.4%) 283 (36.6%) 21 (23.3%)
    6-7 times/week 1242 (29.2%) 65 (19.5%) 298 (24.8%) 557 (30.0%) 282 (36.5%) 40 (44.4%)
Occupation 4249
    Nonmanual workers 3122 (73.5%) 239 (73.1%) 894 (74.3%) 1415 (76.1%) 534 (69.4%) 40 (44.4%) < 0.001
    Manual workers 1127 (26.5%) 88 (26.9%) 309 (25.7%) 445 (23.9%) 235 (30.6%) 50 (55.6%)
Working Hours 4263
    < 40 h 613 (14.4%) 30 (9.0%) 155 (12.9%) 278 (14.9%) 129 (16.6%) 21 (23.3%) < 0.001
    40-50 h 2650 (62.2%) 151 (45.5%) 694 (57.7%) 1233 (66.1%) 516 (66.6%) 56 (62.2%)
    50-60 h 638 (15.0%) 78 (23.5%) 230 (19.1%) 244 (13.1%) 79 (10.2%) 7 (7.8%)
    ≥ 60 h 362 (8.5%) 73 (22.0%) 123 (10.2%) 109 (5.8%) 51 (6.6%) 6 (6.7%)
Shiftwork 4236
    Yes 1013 (23.9%) 114 (34.5%) 295 (24.6%) 373 (20.2%) 206 (26.8%) 25 (28.1%) < 0.001
    No 3223 (76.1%) 216 (65.5%) 904 (75.4%) 1477 (79.8%) 562 (73.2%) 64 (71.9%)
Number of Days Off 4268 9.1 ± 2.2 8.6 ± 2.3 8.9 ± 2.2 9.2 ± 2.2 9.3 ± 2.2 9.8 ± 2.7 < 0.001
Job Strain 4234 0.741 ± 0.184 0.797 ± 0.206 0.764 ± 0.192 0.725 ± 0.168 0.725 ± 0.187 0.713 ± 0.200 < 0.001

Variables are presented as mean ± SD, geometric mean (95% CI) or number (percentage).

a

Log-transformed data were analyzed, and means (95% CI) were back-transformed.

b

Results of the Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variables or the χ2 test for categorical variables are presented.