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Table 4. Comparison of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) components between normal (NS) and poor sleepers (PS).

PSQI component score Mean rank U/t p-value
NS PS
DURAT 23.8 24.3 265.0 0.906
DISTB 20.5 28.7 176.0 0.008
LATEN 17.9 32.2 105.5 <0.001
DAYDYS 19.3 30.4 142.0 0.004
HSE 20.9 28.2 185.5 0.038
SLPQUAL 17.4 32.9 92.0 <0.001
PSQI global* 4.9±2.0 9.1±3.6 -4.65 <0.001

*Mean±SD; DURAT: Sleep duration; DISTB: Sleep disturbance; LATEN: Sleep latency; DAYDYS: Day dysfunction due to sleepiness; HSE: Sleep efficiency; SLPQUAL: Overall sleep quality; PSQI global: Pittsburgh sleep quality index global score; Independent t-test applied for PSQI global score and Mann Whitney U test applied for component score