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. 2014 Jul 18;9(7):e102970. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102970

Table 3. Determinants associated with sleep disturbances in bronchiectasis patients.

Poor sleepers, No. (%)a Univariate Models
Determinants Yes (n = 82) No (n = 62) OR (95% CI) P value*
Age, mean (SD), yr 48.7 (12.8) 42.9 (14.0) 1.03 (1.01–1.06) 0.012
Sex
Female 50 (61.0) 39 (62.9) 0.92 (0.47–1.82) 0.81
Male 32 (39.0) 23 (37.1) 1.00
BMI, kg/m2
<18.5 32 (39.0) 14 (22.6) 2.17 (1.01–4.69) 0.05
18.5–23.9 40 (48.8) 38 (61.3) 1.00
 ≥24 10 (12.2) 10 (16.1) 0.95 (0.36–3.54) 0.51
Smoking status
Current 2 (2.4) 1 (1.6) 1.56 (0.14–17.66) 1.00
Former 12 (14.6) 8 (12.9) 1.17 (0.45–3.07) 0.75
Never 68 (82.9) 53 (85.5) 1.00
Marital status
Never married 8 (9.8) 7 (11.3) 0.85 (0.29–2.52) 0.78
Married/cohabiting 68 (82.9) 51 (82.3) 1.00
Divorced/separated 2 (2.4) 2 (3.2) 0.75 (0.10–5.51) 1.00
Widowed 4 (4.9) 2 (3.2) 1.50 (0.26–8.51) 1.00
Education
Highest completed level
 Less than high school 42 (51.2) 24 (38.7) 1.00
 High school graduate or equivalent 25 (30.5) 17 (27.4) 0.84 (0.38–1.86) 0.67
 College graduate or above 15 (18.3) 21 (33.9) 0.41 (0.18–0.94) 0.03
Employment status
Working full time or part time 33(40.2) 37(59.7) 1.00
Not working due to health 10(12.2) 8(8.1) 1.40(0.50–3.97) 0.52
Student 0(0) 2(3.2)
Housewife 6(7.3) 3(4.8) 2.24(0.52–9.69) 0.27
Seeking work/not work for other reasons 33(40.2) 15(24.2) 2.47(1.14–5.33) 0.02
Cough symptom score, median (IQR)
Daytime score 2 (2.0–3.0) 2 (1.0–2.0) 1.77 (1.22–2.57) 0.003
Nighttime score 1 (1.0–2.0) 1 (0–1.0) 2.11 (1.35–3.27) 0.001
Depression (HADS-D≥8)
 Yes 37 (45.1) 6 (9.7) 7.67 (2.98–19.80) <0.001
No 45 (54.9) 56 (90.3) 1.00
Anxiety (HADS-A≥8)
 Yes 41 (50.0) 16 (25.8) 2.87 (1.41–5.88) 0.003
No 41 (50.0) 46 (74.2) 1.00
Onset of productive cough in childhood
Yes 15 (18.3) 12 (19.4) 0.93 (0.40–2.17) 0.87
No 67 (81.7) 50 (80.6) 1.00
FEV1<50% pred
Yes 17 (20.7) 14 (22.6) 0.90 (0.40–2.00) 0.79
No 65 (79.3) 48 (77.4) 1.00
HRCT score
<6 35 (42.7) 22 (35.5) 1.00
6–12 37 (45.1) 33 (53.2) 0.71 (0.35–1.43) 0.33
 ≥12 10 (12.2) 7 (11.3) 0.90 (0.30–2.71) 0.85
Daily sputum
<10 ml 29 (35.4) 30 (48.4) 1.00
10–30 ml 24 (29.3) 19 (30.6) 1.31 (0.59–2.88) 0.51
>30 ml 29 (35.4) 13 (21.0) 2.31 (1.01–5.29) 0.05
PA colonization
 Yes 25 (30.5) 10 (16.1) 2.44 (1.06–5.65) 0.03
No 48 (58.5) 47 (75.8) 1.00
No information 9 (11.0) 5 (8.1) 1.76 (0.55–5.65) 0.34
MRC dyspnea scale
0–1 62 (75.6) 58 (93.5) 1.00
 ≥2 20 (24.4) 4 (6.5) 4.68 (1.51–14.50) 0.004
Exacerbations in previous year
0–2 62 (73.2) 48 (74.2) 1.00
 ≥3 20 (22.0) 14 (19.4) 1.11 (0.51–2.41) 0.80
Rhinosinusitis
Yes 24 (29.3) 16 (25.8) 1.19 (0.57–2.50) 0.65
No 58 (70.7) 46 (74.2) 1.00

Abbreviations: BMI = Body mass index; CI = Confidence interval; FEV1 =  Forced expiratory volume in one second; HADS-A = Hospital anxiety and depression scale-anxiety; HADS-D = Hospital anxiety and depression scale-depression; HRCT = High-resolution computed tomography; IQR = Interquartile range; OR = Odds ratios; PA = Pseudomonas aeruginosa; pred = Predictive value; MRC = Medical Research Council Scale; SD = Standardized deviation; yr = Year.

a

Data were presented as no. (%), unless otherwise specified.

*Univariate Logistic analysis was conducted to explore the determinants of sleep disturbances, and results were reported as odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI).