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. 2012 Jul 23;7(7):e40560. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040560

Table 5. Differences in Baseline Symptom Severity Scores Between the Two Latent Classes for General Sleep Disturbance Scale Total Score.

Characteristic Lower Sleep Disturbance 224 (88.5%) Higher Sleep Disturbance 29 (11.5%) Statistics
Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Psychological Symptoms at Baseline
STAI-S 30.4 (10.9) 35.1 (9.2) .029
STAI-T 33.5 (9.9) 38.3 (9.0) .014
CES-D Total 8.0 (7.9) 14.9 (7.7) <.001
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Scores at Baseline
Subjective sleep quality 0.9 (0.7) 1.4 (0.7) <.001
Sleep latency 0.9 (0.9) 1.4 (1.0) .008
Sleep duration 0.9 (0.9) 1.4 (1.0) .003
Habitual sleep efficiency 0.7 (1.0) 0.9 (1.0) NS
Sleep disturbance 1.3 (0.5) 1.8 (0.6) <.001
Use of sleeping medication 0.6 (1.1) 0.9 (1.3) NS
Daytime dysfunction 0.7 (0.6) 1.2 (0.7) <.001
PSQI Global score 5.9 (3.5) 8.9 (3.4) <.001
General Sleep Disturbance Scale Scores at Baseline
Quality 2.3 (1.7) 3.8 (1.9) <.001
Sleep onset latency 1.4 (2.0) 2.3 (2.0) .025
Quantity 4.3 (1.3) 5.1 (1.2) .001
Sleep medication 0.3 (0.6) 0.4 (0.6) NS
Mid-sleep awakenings 4.3 (2.6) 5.7 (1.9) .001
Early awakenings 2.1 (2.2) 3.7 (2.2) <.001
Excessive daytime sleepiness 1.7 (1.3) 2.7 (1.3) <.001
Total GSDS score 36.7 (17.7) 55.0 (17.8) <.001
Actigraphy Parameters at Baseline
Sleep period time (minutes) 485.5 (75.2) 476.2 (72.1) NS
Total sleep time (minutes) 403.2 (79.6) 372.8 (106.5) NS
Sleep efficiency 83.1 (11.9) 77.7 (18.4) .037
Wake after sleep onset (% of TST) 13.3 (11.1) 18.4 (17.4) .037
Wake number 16.9 (8.8) 15.5 (8.9) NS
Wake duration (minutes) 3.7 (2.4) 7.2 (12.0) NS
Sleep onset latency (minutes) 13.6 (11.9) 23.7 (42.1) NS
% Daytime sleep 6.6 (10.8) 10.3 (20.0) NS
Fatigue and Energy Scores at Baseline
Evening fatigue 4.1 (2.1) 5.5 (1.3) <.001
Morning fatigue 2.1 (1.9) 3.8 (1.8) <.001
Evening energy 4.5 (1.8) 3.9 (1.8) NS
Morning energy 6.0 (2.0) 4.8 (1.8) .003
Attentional fatigue 7.3 (1.7) 6.3 (2.0) .005
n (%) n (%)
Pain (% yes) 93 (41.5) 28 (96.6) <.001

Abbreviations: STAI-S  =  Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory – State subscale; STAI-T  =  Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory – Trait subscale; CES-D  =  Center for Epidemiological Studies – Depression scale; GSDS  =  General Sleep Disturbance Scale; TST  =  Total sleep time.