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. 2014 May;43(5):590–600.

Table 4.

Level of sleep duration and self-rated health according to level of physical activity

Variables Males Females
Sleep duration Vigorous physical activity1) (n =863) Moderate physical activity2) (n =515) Low physical activity3) (n =2,122) P value Vigorous physical activity (n =756) Moderate physical activity (n =654) Low physical activity (n =2,490) P value
    ≤ 5 hours/day 100 (11.6) 80 (15.5) 306 (14.4) .3454) 139 (11.5) 111 (9.2) 436 (36.0) .2934)
    6 hours/day 256 (29.7) 164 (31.8) 634 (29.9) .0405) 184 (10.9) 157 (9.3) 624 (37.0) .9905)
    7 hours/day 245 (28.4) 128 (24.9) 601 (28.3) .0156) 206 (11.6) 189 (9.7) 752 (38.5) <.0016)
    8 hours/day 201 (23.3) 112 (21.7) 446 (21.0) 178 (10.6) 143 (9.4) 526 (34.5)
    9 hours/day ≤ 61 (7.1) 31 (6.0) 135 (6.4) 49 (8.5) 54 (9.4) 152 (26.5)
Self-rated health
    Very good 76 (25.4) 44 (14.7) 159 (53.2) <.0014) 43 (15.8) 44 (16.2) 125 (46.0) .0024)
    Good 336 (19.8) 201 (11.8) 753 (44.3) <.0015) 220 (11.4) 200 (10.4) 737 (38.4) <.0015)
    Fair 338 (14.2) 192 (8.1) 901 (37.8) <.0016) 329 (10.4) 224 (7.1) 1,120 (35.3) <.0016)
    Poor 104 (14.8) 68 (9.7) 266 (37.9) 123 (9.7) 153 (12.0) 403 (31.7)
    Very poor 9 (7.6) 10 (8.3) 43 (35.8) 41 (12.9) 33 (10.3) 105 (33.0)

Note: Data are presented as n (%); *, ** and *** denote p < 0.05, p < 0.01 and p < 0.001

1) 20 minutes vigorous physical activity ≥ 3 times/week

2) 30 minutes moderate physical activity ≥ 5 times/week

3) 30 minutes walking ≥ 5 times/week

4) Significant level difference according to meet vigorous physical activity guideline

5) Significant level difference according to meet moderate physical activity guideline

Significant level difference according to meet low physical activity guideline