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. 2012 Oct 1;120(10):1391–1396. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1205026

Table 3.

ORs and 95% CIs for any symptom of insomnia and individual sleep disorders by trait anxiety, sex, marital status, and obesity.

Nighttime traffic noise (dB) Any insomnia symptom Difficulties falling asleep Frequently waking up during the night Waking up too early in the morning Nonrestorative sleep
Higher trait anxiety score
≤ 45 (reference)
45.1–50 0.99 (0.81, 1.22) 1.19 (0.95, 1.49) 1.09 (0.89, 1.32) 1.00 (0.82, 1.22) 0.91 (0.75, 1.10)
50.1–55 1.34 (1.00, 1.80) 1.27 (0.94, 1.72) 1.25 (0.96, 1.64) 0.98 (0.74, 1.29) 1.24 (0.95, 1.62)
> 55 1.61 (1.07, 2.42) 0.79 (0.51, 1.24) 1.39 (0.97, 1.99) 1.61 (1.13, 2.30) 1.33 (0.93, 1.89)
Lower trait anxiety score
≤ 45 (reference)
45.1–50 0.91 (0.77, 1.08) 0.83 (0.60, 1.13) 0.87 (0.73, 1.04) 1.07 (0.85, 1.34) 1.10 (0.89, 1.35)
50.1–55 0.84 (0.67, 1.05) 0.72 (0.46, 1.12) 0.86 (0.67, 1.10) 0.69 (0.49, 0.98) 0.81 (0.59, 1.11)
> 55 1.19 (0.90, 1.58) 0.86 (0.50, 1.47) 0.95 (0.69, 1.30) 0.87 (0.58, 1.31) 1.26 (0.89, 1.78)
Mena
≤ 45 (reference)
45.1–50 1.05 (0.77, 1.43) 0.71 (0.44, 1.14) 1.07 (0.78, 1.48) 0.84 (0.57, 1.24) 1.13 (0.80, 1.59)
50.1–55 0.76 (0.50, 1.16) 0.77 (0.41, 1.46) 0.76 (0.48, 1.19) 0.86 (0.51, 1.45) 0.92 (0.57, 1.49)
> 55 0.92 (0.54, 1.57) 1.02 (0.35, 1.89) 0.93 (0.53, 1.65) 1.07 (0.57, 2.02) 0.68 (0.36, 1.31)
Womena
≤ 45 (reference)
45.1–50 0.92 (0.80, 1.07) 1.13 (0.93, 1.37) 0.95 (0.82, 1.09) 1.08 (0.92, 1.27) 0.96 (0.82, 1.13)
50.1–55 1.06 (0.88, 1.29) 1.11 (0.85, 1.45) 1.08 (0.89, 1.32) 0.85 (0.67, 1.07) 1.06 (0.85, 1.31)
> 55 1.43 (1.11, 1.85) 0.83 (0.57, 1.21) 1.16 (0.90, 1.51) 1.28 (0.96, 1.71) 1.46 (1.11, 1.91)
Living alonea
≤ 45 (reference)
45.1–50 1.02 (0.79, 1.32) 1.10 (0.79, 1.52) 1.09 (0.85, 1.41) 1.15 (0.86, 1.53) 1.14 (0.87, 1.50)
50.1–55 1.08 (0.78, 1.51) 1.20 (0.79, 1.80) 1.10 (0.78, 1.53) 0.77 (0.52, 1.14) 1.04 (0.72, 1.48)
> 55 1.42 (0.95, 2.15) 1.02 (0.59, 1.77) 1.15 (1.01, 2.27) 1.21 (0.77, 1.91) 1.20(0.78, 1.86)
Married/cohabitinga
≤ 45 (reference)
45.1–50 0.92 (0.79, 1.07) 1.01 (0.81, 1.27) 0.92 (0.79, 1.08) 0.99 (0.83, 1.19) 0.93 (0.79, 1.11)
50.1–55 0.93 (0.75, 1.25) 0.95 (0.69, 1.31) 1.00 (0.81, 1.25) 0.88 (0.68, 1.13) 1.00 (0.79, 1.27)
> 55 1.27 (0.96, 1.68) 0.76 (0.48, 1.20) 0.98 (0.73, 1.31) 1.25 (0.91, 1.72) 1.30 (0.96, 1.77)
Not obesea
≤ 45 (reference)
45.1–50 0.93 (0.81, 1.08) 1.01 (0.82, 1.24) 0.98 (0.85, 1.14) 1.02 (0.86, 1.21) 0.97 (0.82, 1.13)
50.1–55 0.96 (0.79, 1.16) 1.10 (0.83, 1.45) 1.07 (0.87, 1.30) 0.84 (0.75, 1.19) 1.00 (0.80, 1.25)
> 55 1.23 (0.94, 1.56) 0.72 (0.48, 10.9) 1.14 (0.87, 1.48) 1.22 (0.91, 1.64) 1.29 (0.97, 1.70)
Obesea
≤ 45 (reference)
45.1–50 0.99 (0.71, 1.38) 1.18 (0.77, 1.78) 0.88 (0.64, 1.22) 1.22 (0.85, 1.74) 1.08 (0.77, 1.53)
50.1–55 1.05 (0.67, 1.66) 0.79 (0.43, 1.45) 0.85 (0.54, 1.33) 0.57 (0.33, 0.99) 1.04 (0.65, 1.65)
> 55 2.08 (1.14, 3.81) 1.44 (0.74, 2.82) 1.09 (0.62, 1.91) 1.38 (0.77, 2.48) 1.18 (0.66, 2.12)
aModels adjusted for age, sex, occupational status, residence size, marital status, chronic disease, trait anxiety, and neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and population density.