Table 1.
N (%) of responses to the sleep items for individuals with binge eating and no binge eating and for obese and not obese participants
| Interview Question | Possible Response | BE n = 244 |
NoBE n = 3546 |
Obese n = 228 |
Not Obese n = 3562 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you usually nap at least every second day? |
No | 197 (80.7) | 2857 (81.0) | 155 (68.3) | 2899 (81.8) |
| Yes | 47 (19.3) | 669 (19.0) | 72 (31.7) | 644 (18.2) | |
| Do you think you sleep enough? |
Definitely enough | 27 (11.1) | 371 (10.5) | 18 (7.9) | 380 (10.7) |
| Mostly enough | 87 (35.7) | 1697 (48.1) | 90 (30.6) | 1694 (47.8) | |
| A bit too little | 83 (34.0) | 1073 (30.4) | 75 (33.0) | 1081 (30.5) | |
| Clearly not enough | 29 (11.9) | 286 (8.1) | 25 (11.0) | 290 (8.2) | |
| Far from enough | 18 (7.4) | 100 (2.8) | 19 (8.4) | 99 (2.8) | |
| How well do you sleep on the whole? |
Very well | 28 (11.6) | 877 (24.9) | 33 (14.5) | 872 (24.7) |
| Pretty well | 102 (42.2) | 1641 (46.6) | 96 (42.3) | 1647 (46.6) | |
| Neither poorly nor well | 43 (17.8) | 507 (14.4) | 32 (14.1) | 518 (14.5) | |
| Pretty poorly | 47 (19.4) | 411 (11.7) | 46 (20.3) | 412 (11.6) | |
| Very poorly | 22 (9.1) | 84 (2.4) | 20 (8.8) | 86 (2.4) | |
| Try to determine if you are a morning or night person with the following response options: |
Morning person, definitely | 38 (16.0) | 656 (19.0) | 37 (16.9) | 657 (18.9) |
| Morning person, to some degree |
63 (26.6) | 1108 (32.1) | 54 (24.7) | 1117 (32.2) | |
| Night person, to some degree | 66 (27.8) | 972 (28.2) | 50 (22.8) | 988 (28.5) | |
| Night person, definitely | 70 (29.5) | 715 (20.7) | 78 (35.6) | 707 (20.4) | |
| Problems falling asleep | Never | 26 (10.7) | 760 (21.6) | 39 (17.2) | 747 (21.1) |
| Seldom | 57 (23.5) | 1207 (34.3) | 63 (27.8) | 1201 (33.9) | |
| Sometimes | 97 (39.9) | 1177 (33.4) | 77 (33.9) | 1197 (33.8) | |
| Usually | 43 (17.7) | 304 (8.6) | 28 (12.3) | 319 (9.0) | |
| Always | 20 (8.2) | 75 (2.1) | 20 (8.8) | 75 (2.1) | |
| Sleepy during work or free time |
Never | 7 (2.9) | 135 (3.8) | 8 (3.5) | 134 (3.8) |
| Seldom | 32 (13.1) | 865 (24.6) | 33 (14.5) | 864 (24.2) | |
| Sometimes | 113 (46.3) | 1891 (53.7) | 125 (55.1) | 1879 (53.1) | |
| Usually | 66 (27.0) | 513 (14.6) | 39 (17.2) | 540 (15.2) | |
| Always | 26 (10.7) | 120 (3.4) | 22 (9.7) | 124 (3.5) | |
| Waking too early | Never | 43 (17.6) | 975 (27.7) | 46 (20.4) | 972 (27.5) |
| Seldom | 82 (33.6) | 1204 (34.2) | 67 (29.6) | 1219 (34.5) | |
| Sometimes | 87 (35.7) | 1045 (29.7) | 84 (37.2) | 1048 (29.7) | |
| Usually | 24 (9.8) | 246 (7.0) | 22 (9.7) | 248 (7.0) | |
| Always | 8 (3.3) | 45 (1.3) | 7 (3.1) | 46 (1.3) | |
| Not enough rest | Never | 6 (2.5) | 134 (3.8) | 10 (4.4) | 130 (3.7) |
| Seldom | 43 (17.6) | 877 (25.0) | 44 (19.5) | 876 (24.8) | |
| Sometimes | 101 (41.4) | 1533 (43.6) | 90 (39.8) | 1544 (43.7) | |
| Usually | 64 (26.2) | 811 (23.1) | 59 (26.1) | 816 (23.1) | |
| Always | 30 (12.3) | 159 (4.5) | 23 (10.2) | 166 (4.7) | |
| Disturbed sleep | Never | 12 (4.9) | 446 (12.7) | 22 (9.8) | 436 (12.3) |
| Seldom | 55 (22.5) | 1244 (35.4) | 56 (24.9) | 1243 (35.2) | |
| Sometimes | 112 (45.9) | 1270 (36.1) | 81 (36.0) | 1301 (36.8) | |
| Usually | 44 (18.0) | 439 (12.5) | 44 (19.6) | 439 (12.4) | |
| Always | 21 (8.6) | 117 (3.3) | 22 (9.8) | 116 (3.3) |