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. 2016 Jun 1;5(2):153–160. doi: 10.15171/jcs.2016.016

Table 4. Linear regression of the factors predicting sleep quality of medical students.

Variables R t Standardized β
Age 0.21 1.3 0.01
Gender 0.24* -1.9 -0.85*
Body mass index -0.56 1.07 0.23
Type of accommodation -0.34 0.41 0.32
Years of education -0.65* -1.8 -0.81*
Marriage -0.78* -0.79 -0.45*
Total sleep time -0.3 1.8 0.21
Take a nap during daytime occasionally 0.28 -0.73 -0.09
Smoke within 2 hours before bedtime 0.61* 1.6 0.86*
Eat heavy night meals near the bedtime -0.09 0.46 0.08
perform dynamic physical activities within 2 hours before a sleep 0.59* 0.81 0.65*
Go to bed thirsty or hungry 0.27* 1.9 0.76*
Think about day's events and worries at bed 0.75* 1.13 0.45*
Engage yourself with highly demanded activities near to bedtime like watching exciting movies 0.63* 1.7 0.51*
Use your bed for activities other than sleep -0.09 -0.53 -0.08
Sleep in uncomfortable bedroom (temperature, light, noise) 0.05 1.02 0.26
Sleep and wake at the different time during the week 0.58* 2.5 0.61*

*P<0.05 Discussion