Table 2.
Sleep complaints reported by pregnant women: with and without a medical history of mood/anxiety disorder, Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, USA, 2003-2006
| Physician diagnosed mood/anxiety | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Yes |
No |
|
|
N=68 |
N=1,264 |
||
|
Sleep complaints |
Mean ± SD or % |
Mean ± SD or % |
P-value |
| Sleep hours during pregnancy (hours) |
7.6 ± 1.7 |
7.8 ± 1.3 |
0.34* |
| ≤6 |
23.5 |
13.7 |
0.08** |
| 7-8 |
45.6 |
55.0 |
|
| ≥9 |
29.4 |
30.8 |
|
| Missing |
1.5 |
0.5 |
|
| Epworth sleepiness scale during pregnancy (score) |
8.0 ± 3.4 |
7.6 ± 3.4 |
0.39* |
| Normal (0–9) |
66.2 |
72.3 |
0.53** |
| Borderline (10–12) |
22.0 |
18.8 |
|
| Abnormal (13–24) |
11.8 |
8.9 |
|
| Vital exhaustion during pregnancy |
|
|
|
| Never |
27.9 |
52.7 |
<0.001** |
| Infrequently |
29.4 |
23.7 |
|
| Frequently |
17.7 |
9.8 |
|
| Very frequently |
25.0 |
12.9 |
|
| Missing |
0.0 |
0.9 |
|
| Perceived stress scale (score) |
5.1 ± 2.5 |
3.8 ± 2.3 |
<0.001* |
| 0-3 |
25.0 |
47.4 |
<0.001** |
| 4-6 |
44.1 |
39.4 |
|
| 7-12 |
30.9 |
10.7 |
|
| Missing | 0.0 | 2.5 | |
*P-value from Student’s t test for continuous variable; **P-value from Chi-square test.