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. 2012 Oct 8;12:849. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-849

Table 2.

Characteristics of the sample, missing data, ESS scores and analysis of subjects with EDS

Characteristic Subjects [n(%)] Subjects with missing datan(%) Total ESS Score (n=2906)
Subjects with EDS (ESS>10)
n(%)
Multivariate analysis
Median (Q1,Q3) Mean (SD)   Odds ratio (95%CI) p-value
Region
Urban
1585(49.32)
41(2.59)
6.00(3.00,10.00)
6.74(4.93)
339(21.96)
1.00
 
Rural
1629(50.68)
267(16.39)
6.00(2.00,10.00)
6.77(5.31)
305(22.39)
1.05(0.86,1.27)
0.65
Gender
Female
1678(52.21)
175(10.43)
6.00(2.00,10.00)
6.73(5.17)
336(22.36)
1.00
 
Male
1536(47.79)
133(8.66)
6.00(3.00,10.00)
6.77(5.05)
308(21.95)
0.97(0.81,1.17)
0.77
Age(years)
18~29
749(23.30)
32(4.27)
6.00(4.00,10.00)
7.03(4.64)
161(22.45)
1.00
 
30~39
736(22.90)
41(5.57)
6.00(3.00,10.00)
6.8(4.95)
153(22.01)
0.94(0.72,1.22)
0.63
40~49
757(23.55)
69(9.11)
6.00(2.00,10.00)
6.43(5.23)
148(21.51)
0.90(0.68,1.19)
0.47
50~59
486(15.12)
62(12.76)
6.00(2.00,9.50)
6.4(5.24)
83(19.58)
0.71(0.51,0.98)
0.04
60~80
486(15.12)
104(21.40)
6.00(2.00,11.00)
7.1(5.82)
99(25.92)
0.80(0.56,1.15)
0.23
Education
Primary school or lower
571(17.77)
147(25.74)
7.00(3.00,11.00)
7.33(5.78)
124(29.25)
1.00
 
Secondary/high school
1993(62.01)
152(7.63)
6.00(3.00,9.00)
6.43(4.95)
348(18.90)
0.57(0.44,0.76)
<0.01
University or higher
650(20.22)
9(1.38)
7.00(3.00,11.00)
7.31(5.01)
172(26.83)
0.95(0.67,1.35)
0.77
Occupation
Office worker
912(28.44)
27(2.96)
6.00(3.00,10.00)
6.72(4.81)
197(22.26)
1.00
 
Manual worker
2295(71.56)
281(12.24)
6.00(3.00,10.00)
6.76(5.25)
444(22.05)
1.07(0.86,1.34)
0.55
BMI
18.5-23.9
1872(58.35)
153(8.17)
6.00(3.00,10.00)
6.44(4.92)
348(20.24)
1.00
 
<18.5
296(9.23)
35(11.82)
7.00(4.00,10.00)
7.15(4.88)
61(23.37)
1.12(0.81,1.54)
0.50
24.0-27.9
810(25.25)
94(11.60)
7.00(3.00,10.00)
7.17(5.41)
173(24.16)
1.23(0.99,1.53)
0.06
>=28.0
230(7.17)
25(10.87)
7.00(3.00,12.00)
7.34(5.57)
62(30.24)
1.64(1.18,2.29)
<0.01
Chronic diseases*
No
2382(74.11)
186(7.81%)
6.00(3.00,10.00)
6.64(4.97)
455(20.72)
1.00
 
Yes 832(25.89) 122(14.66) 6.00(3.00,11.00) 7.08(5.52) 189(26.62) 1.36(1.08, 1.70) <0.01

*Chronic diseases: including hypertension, diabetes, cerebrovascular diseases, liver diseases, renal diseases, chronic bronchitis, and rheumatoid arthritis.