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. 2015 Dec 1;15:1200. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2542-3

Table 2.

Association between sleep duration and mental health in Korean adults aged ≥19 years participating in KNHANES V

Sleep durations Comparison between ≤6 h and 7–8 h (Ref) of sleep Comparison between ≥9 h and 7–8 h (Ref) of sleep
Factorsa OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI)
≤6 7 ~ 8 ≥9 p-value Crude Sociodemographic factors adjustedb Fully adjusted (including chronic disease) Crude Sociodemographic factors adjustedb Fully adjusted (including chronic disease)
Men n = 3110 n = 3861 n = 511
Stress perception
 High 833 (48.2) 797 (46.1) 100 (5.8) <.0001 1.37 (1.14–1.65) 1.40 (1.14–1.72) 1.43 (1.15–1.78) 0.95 (0.67–1.33) 1.21 (0.82–1.78) 1.09 (0.73–1.64)
 Low 1768 (39.9) 2376 (53.6) 286 (6.5) 0.96 (0.81–1.13) 0.99 (0.82–1.20) 1.00 (0.82–1.22) 0.82 (0.62–1.09) 0.99 (0.73–1.35) 0.96 (0.70–1.31)
 Almost none 509 (38.5) 688 (52.0) 125 (9.5)
Depressive symptom morbidity
 No 2806 (41.2) 3556 (52.2) 445 (6.5) 0.0011
 Yes 304 (45.0) 305 (45.2) 66 (9.8) 1.20 (0.97–1.50) 1.18 (0.93–1.49) 1.26 (0.98–1.61) 1.96 (1.36–2.82) 1.38 (0.91–2.10) 1.37 (0.88–2.15)
Thoughts of suicide
 No 2754 (41.0) 3527 (52.5) 443 (6.6) 0.0006
 Yes 356 (47.0) 334 (44.1) 68 (9.0) 1.38 (1.13–1.69) 1.34 (1.07–1.67) 1.39 (1.09–1.76) 1.76 (1.23–2.51) 1.32 (0.90–1.93) 1.42 (0.94–2.15)
Psychiatric counseling
 No 3059 (41.5) 3818 (51.8) 499 (6.8) <.0001
 Yes 51 (48.1) 43 (40.6) 12 (11.3) 1.59 (0.95–2.68) 1.75 (1.00–3.07) 2.21 (1.18–4.14) 4.68 (2.17–10.12) 3.44 (1.39–8.52) 4.27 (1.57–11.58)
Women n = 4274 n = 5075 n = 807
Stress perception
 High 1404 (48.0) 1294 (44.2) 229 (7.8) <.0001 1.29 (1.10–1.52) 1.78 (1.46–2.16) 1.71 (1.40–2.09) 0.83 (0.62–1.11) 0.67 (0.49–0.93) 0.74 (0.52–1.04)
 Low 2239 (39.1) 3066 (53.5) 423 (7.4) 0.90 (0.77–1.04) 1.25 (1.05–1.49) 1.23 (1.03–1.47) 0.67 (0.52–0.87) 0.68 (0.51–0.90) 0.71 (0.53–0.96)
 Almost none 630 (42.1) 711 (47.6) 154 (10.3)
Depressive symptom morbidity
 No 3476 (41.1) 4343 (51.3) 648 (7.7) <.0001
 Yes 797 (47.3) 731 (43.4) 158 (9.4) 1.41 (1.23–1.60) 1.21 (1.05–1.40) 1.71 (1.40–2.09) 1.55 (1.22–1.96) 1.19 (0.92–1.55) 0.74 (0.52–1.04)
Thoughts of suicide
 No 3405 (40.9) 4281 (51.4) 647 (7.8) <.0001
 Yes 869 (47.8) 790 (43.5) 159 (8.8) 1.39 (1.22–1.58) 1.12 (0.97–1.30) 1.13 (0.98–1.30) 1.37 (1.07–1.76) 1.00 (0.76–1.32) 1.00 (0.76–1.31)
Psychiatric counseling
 No 4135 (42.0) 4947 (50.2) 775 (7.9) 0.1502
 Yes 139 (46.8) 126 (42.4) 32 (10.8) 1.12 (0.83–1.51) 1.10 (0.81–1.51) 1.13 (0.83–1.55) 1.56 (0.99–2.46) 1.14 (0.68–1.90) 1.14 (0.69–1.87)

Multinomial logistic regression analysis

aCalculated using Rao-scott chi-square test

bAdjusted for age, sex, household income, education, marital status, employment, BMI, smoking, alcohol consumption, level of daily activity, subjective health, bed rest for the past month and absence from work for the past month