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. 2016 Apr 19;54(4):337–346. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2015-0217

Table 2. Univariate logistic regressions–dependent variable: have to fight sleepiness to stay awake or experience of sleepiness related incidents. OR=odds ratio, CI=Confidence interval; p=sig. level. Significant values are presented in bold.

Have to fight sleepiness Sleepiness related incidents
(n=43) vs no sleep related
incidents (n=165)


Univariate variables OR CI p OR CI p
Gender: males vs female (ref) 0.937 0.447–1.961 0.862 1.641 0.708–3.804 0.25
Age (years): 25–34 (ref)
35–44 0.421 0.061–2.99 0.381 1.219 0.176–8.423 0.682
45–54 0.857 0.215–3.461 0.827 1.492 0.302–7.374 0.841
55–64 1.071 0.268–4.921 0.922 1.820 0.367–9.035 0.624
65–68 1.429 0.333–6.131 0.631 2.600 0.495–13.668 0.464
Marital status: Married /Cohabit. (ref)
Single 1.014 0.459–2.240 0.973 0.909 0.410–2.017 0.815
Single but in a relationship 1.065 0.215–5.263 0.939 na na na
BMI: 1.040 0.973–1.112 0.245 1.038 0.969–1.111 0.285
Exercise: no vs yes (ref) 2.177 1.125–4.213 0.020 1.661 0.838–3.296 0.146
Enough sleep: no vs yes (ref) 9.123 4.393–18.945 <0.01 6.161 2.917–13.014 <0.01
Self-reported general health (Bad) 9.992 3.869–25.805 <0.01 6.746 2.515–18.099 <0.01
Snoring: no (ref) vs yes 6.780 3.153–14.581 <0.01 2.975 1.310–6.754 <0.01
Stress 1.703 1.438–2.018 <0.01 1.339 1.166–1.539 <0.01
Index: Sleepiness 7.884 4.270–4.557 <0.01 2.573 1.785–3.708 <0.01
Sleep quality 3.112 2.123–4.561 <0.01 1.807 1.305–2.507 <0.01
Fatigue 3.856 2.595–5.728 <0.01 2.292 1.689–3.111 <0.01
Impaired Waking 5.331 3.230–8.796 <0.01 2.307 1.642–3.242 <0.01
Sleep Apnea 1.747 1.247–2.448 <0.01 1.238 0.881–1.740 0.218
Driving bus (years) 1.008 0.980–1.037 0.566 0.981 0.949–1.013 0.239
Working hours Morning 2.532 0.941–6.812 0.066 1.551 0.639–3.766 0.332
Day 0.193 0.875–4.279 0.103 1.428 0.668–3.052 0.358
Evening 1.023 0.533–1.964 0.946 0.780 0.398–1.528 0.468
Night 0.848 0.377–1.904 0.689 0.593 0.245–1.437 0.247
Split shift 1.340 0.411–1.340 0.411 0.965 0.474–1.964 0.921
Variation of starting time 2.933 1.395–6.166 0.005 1.589 0.784–3.221 0.199
Less than 11 hours rest between shift 1.225 0.613–2.448 0.565 1.512 0.738–3.098 0.259
10 hours a day or more 3.423 1.558–7.519 0.002 2.790 1.254–6.208 0.012