Table 1.
Comparison of Sample Characteristics in Adolescents reporting Adequate and Inadequate Sleep
| Total sample a |
Adequate sleep b |
Inadequate sleep c |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age in years (SD) | 17.1 (<0.01) | 17.1 (2.6) | 17.1 (2.5) | ns |
| 13–17 yrs | 136 (53.3) | 76 (51.0) | 60 (56.7) | ns |
| 18–21 yrs | 119 (46.3) | 73 (49.9) | 46 (43.4) | |
| Gender d | ||||
| Male | 133 (52.2) | 93 (62.4) | 40 (37.7) | <0.01 |
| Female | 122 (47.8) | 56 (37.6) | 66 (62.3) | |
| Race d | ||||
| Caucasian | 171 (68.1) | 103 (70.5) | 68 (64.2) | |
| African American | 21 (8.6) | 15 (10.3) | 6 (5.7) | ns |
| Asian | 33 (12.8) | 13 (8.9) | 20 (18.9) | |
| Other | 9 (3.5) | 17 (16.0) | 25 (23.6) | |
| Hispanic d | 30 (11.8) | 18 (12.2) | 12 (11.3) | ns |
| Occupation d | ||||
| Student | 210 (82.4) | 124 (83.2) | 86 (81.1) | <0.01 |
| Employed | 14 (5.4) | 13 (8.7) | 1 (0.9) | |
| Both | 28 (10.8) | 11 (7.4) | 17 (16.0) | |
| Neither | 3 (1.2) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.9) | |
| Survey method d | ||||
| Phone | 77 (30.2) | 58 (38.9) | 19 (17.9) | <0.01 |
| Web | 178 (69.8) | 91 (61.1) | 87 (82.1) |
a
N=255;
b
n=149;
c
n=106
d
Data are n (%) unless otherwise indicated