Table 1. Demographic, clinical, and sleep characteristics of patients with sleepwalking and idiopathic nightmares.
| Idiopathic nightmares (n = 12) | Sleepwalkers (n = 12) | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic | ||
| Females (n) | 8 | 8 |
| Age (years) | 33.4 ± 9.1 | 41.1 ± 13.5 |
| Clinical | ||
| STAI-T score | 36.4 ± 6.5 | 46.2 ± 5.6 ** |
| BDI-II score | 8.0 ± 4.5 | 7.0 ± 4.5 |
| Sleep | ||
| N2% | 54.1 ± 4.4 | 52.8 ± 7.2 |
| N3% | 15.1 ± 5.5 | 18.1 ± 6.8 |
| REM % | 22.1 ± 3.7 | 21.6 ± 7.4 |
| N1 microarousals | 12.1 ± 10.4 | 6.8 ± 6.2 |
| N2 microarousals | 27.7 ± 32.5 | 34.1 ± 27.7 |
| N3 microarousals | 2.4 ± 3.2 | 9.3 ± 13.1 * |
| REM microarousals | 33.3 ± 22.7 | 4.5 ± 4.5 *** |
| Total microarousals | 80.8 ± 59.5 | 49.3 ± 35.9 |
| PLMI | 5.3 ± 7.5 | 3.2 ± 5.3 |
| AHI | 5.4 ± 4.1 | 3.0 ± 2.4 |
Abbreviations: AHI: the index of apnea-hypopnea episodes per hour of sleep; BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory; Microarousals: total number of microarousals; PLMI: the index of periodic limb movements per hour of sleep; N2%: percentage of N2 sleep; N3%: percentage of N3 sleep; REM%: percentage of REM sleep; STAI-T: Spielberger Trait Anxiety
* p < .05
** p < .01
*** p < .001