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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2012 May-Jun;27(3):263–269. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e31821e7ad1

TABLE 2.

Univariate Associations Between Sleep Duration and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factors

CVD Risk Factors Comparisons Sleep (<6 vs ≥6 h/night)
Odds Ratio 95% CI P
Age ≥60 vs <60 y 1.01 0.64–1.59 .962
Gender Male vs female 0.41 0.25–0.66 <.001a
Race/ethnicity Asian, black, Hispanic, other vs white 1.09 0.69–1.74 .705
Marital status Single vs married 1.67 1.06–2.63 .028a
Total cholesterol, mg/dL ≥200 vs <200 0.90 0.57–1.44 .667
HDL-C, mg/dL Male <40 or female <50 vs male ≥40 or female ≥50 0.97 0.60–1.58 .908
LDL-C, mg/dL ≥100 vs <100 0.61 0.38–0.98 .040a
Blood pressure, mm Hg Systolic ≥120 and diastolic ≥80 vs systolic <120 and diastolic <80 0.84 0.48–1.47 .535
Waist circumference, in Male >40 or female >35 vs male ≤40 or female ≤35 1.50 0.95–2.38 .083
Glucose, mg/dL ≥100 vs <100 1.57 0.99–2.48 .053
BMI, kg/m2 ≥25 vs <25 1.43 0.84–2.44 .189
Triglycerides, mg/dL ≥150 vs <150 0.79 0.50–1.26 .326
Metabolic syndrome Y vs N 1.10 0.69–1.76 .678
Depression Y vs N 1.88 0.87–4.03 .105
Stress at work Y vs N 1.34 0.79–2.29 .279
Stress at home Y vs N 1.66 1.02–2.71 .040a
Financial stress Y vs N 3.30 1.80–6.06 <.001a
Exercise <30 vs ≥30 min/d 1.57 0.97–2.52 .063
Fruits and vegetables <5 vs ≥5 servings per day 0.93 0.52–1.64 .791
Television ≥2 vs <2 h 1.40 0.89–2.21 .150
Eating fast-food ≥2 vs <2 times a week 1.65 0.86–3.15 .129
Eating outside the home ≥2 vs <2 times a week 1.01 0.64–1.60 .967

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; N, no; Y, yes.

a

P < .05.