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. 2013 Sep 21;8:24. doi: 10.1186/1745-6673-8-24

Table 3.

Univariate analysis of socio-demographic, general and sleep caracteristics affecting quality of life of participants

Variables EQ index
EQ VAS
β 95% CI P β 95% CI P
Socio-demographioc characteristics
Age (per year)
0.11
−0.01; 0.03
0.22
0.3
−0.9; 1.5
0.64
Sex
 
 
 
 
 
 
Male
0
----
----
7.7
−0.9; 16.4
0.08
Female
−0.12
−0.25; 0
0.05
0
----
----
Marital status
 
 
 
 
 
 
Married
0
----
----
0
----
----
Unmarried
−0.78
−0.24; 0.09
0.36
0.4
−10.9; 11.6
0.09
General characteristics
 
 
 
 
 
 
Training year
 
 
 
 
 
 
First year
−0.11
−0.24; 0.37
0.15
−5
−14; 4.5
0.30
Second year and more
0
---
---
0
----
----
Work hours (per day)
0
−0.002; 0
0.26
−0.01
−0.07; 0.04
0.55
Tabac
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
0.08
−0.13; 0.3
0.45
4.3
−10.7; 19.5
0.5
No
0
---
----
0
----
----
Caffeine intake
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
0
----
----
0
----
----
No
0.09
−0.2; 0.03
0.14
−10.6
−19.01; -2.3
0.01
Exercice
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
0
----
----
0
----
----
No
−0.18
−0.009; -0.35
0.04
−7.8
−19.8; 4.1
0.19
Change in body weight
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes
−0.07
−0.2; 0.07
0.33
−2.05
−12.4; 8.3
0.7
No
0
----
----
0
---
----
Weight gain (per kg)
−0.01
−0.05; 0.01
0.36
−0.03
−3.05; 2.9
0.9
Weight loss (per kg)
−0.007
−0.03; 0.01
0,6
0.17
−1.5; 1.9
0.8
Sleep characteristics
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shift- off sleep hour
 
 
 
 
 
 
≤4 h
−0.31
−0.8; 0.2
0.23
−14.3
−52.2; 23.6
0.46
4-6 h
−0.12
−0.2; -0.005
0.04
−9.6
−18.4; -0.8
0.03
>6 h
0
----
----
0
----
----
Shift- on sleep hour
 
 
 
 
 
 
≤4 h
−0.1
−0.3; 0.1
0.32
−14.6
−29.7; 0.3
0.05
4-6 h
−0.3
−0.6; -0.006
0.04
−13.5
−37.2; 10.1
0.26
>6 h
0
----
----
0
----
----
Self perceived sleepiness
 
 
 
 
 
 
No sleepiness
0.1
−0.04; 0.31
0.14
10.5
−1.3; 22.3
0.08
Excessive sleepiness
0.0 3
−0.11; 0.19
0.63
7.08
−3.5; 17.6
0.18
Severe sleepiness 0 ---- ---- 0 ---- ----

SD standard deviation, h hours, EQ5D Euroqol 5 dimension EQ index Euroqol index, EQ VAS Euroqolvisual analogic scale, Kg kilogramme, CI confidence interval. β: β coefficient from the multivariate lineal regression, after adjustment by all relevant variables. Positive values indicate better quality of life on that domain for that category; negative values indicate poorer quality of life compared with the reference category. 0 indicated reference.