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. 2017 Feb 3;7(1):9–20. doi: 10.1159/000455751

Table 1.

Association of insomnia in the first month after stroke with baseline participant characteristics

Insomnia (n = 124*) No insomnia (n = 244*) OR (95% CI) p value
Sociodemographic
Age
 46–65 years 87 (70) 192 (79) ref.
 18–45 years 37 (30) 52 (21) 1.57 (0.96–2.57) 0.07
Sex
 Male 71 (57) 180 (74) ref.
 Female 53 (43) 64 (26) 2.10 (1.33–3.31) 0.001
Education
 Up to age 16 46 (37) 86/243 (35) ref.
 Age 18/trade 27 (22) 70/243 (29) 0.72 (0.41–1.28) 0.26
 Diploma/degree 51 (41) 87/243 (36) 1.10 (0.67–1.80) 0.72
Marital status
 Married/de facto 83 (67) 154 (63) ref.
 Never married 23 (19) 60 (25) 0.71 (0.41–1.23) 0.22
 Other 18 (15) 30 (12) 1.11 (0.59–2.12) 0.74
Living alone
 Yes 17 (14) 44 (18) ref.
 No 107 (86) 200 (82) 1.38 (0.75–2.54) 0.29
Employment
 Paid full-time 67 (54) 132 (54) ref.
 Paid part-time 15 (12) 33 (14) 0.90 (0.45–1.76) 0.75
 Retired 8 (6) 34 (14) 0.46 (0.20–1.06) 0.07
 Unemployed 34 (27) 45 (18) 1.49 (0.87–2.54) 0.14
Nonmanual occupation
 No 50/114 (44) 118/228 (52) ref.
 Yes 64/114 (56) 110/228 (48) 1.37 (0.87–2.16) 0.17
Job strain
 Others (active, passive) 82 (66) 165 (68) ref.
 High demands/low control 25 (20) 31 (13) 1.62 (0.90–2.93) 0.11
 Low demands/high control 17 (14) 48 (20) 0.71 (0.39–1.32) 0.28
Financially dependent children
 No 73 (59) 163/243 (67) ref.
 Yes 51 (41) 80/243 (33) 1.42 (0.91–2.23) 0.12
Main income earner
 Yes 68/122 (56) 154/241 (64) ref.
 No 54/122 (44) 87/241 (36) 1.41 (0.90–2.19) 0.13
Private health insurance
 Yes 58 (47) 117/243 (48) ref.
 No 66 (53) 126/243 (52) 1.06 (0.69–1.63) 0.80

Clinical
Smoker
 Previous/never smoking 67 (54) 144 (59) ref.
 Yes 57 (46) 100 (41) 1.23 (0.79–1.89) 0.36
Hazardous drinker
 No 99 (79) 210 (86) ref.
 Yes 26 (21) 34 (14) 1.64 (0.93–2.88) 0.09
Comorbid chronic illness
 No 90 (73) 197 (81) ref.
 Yes 34 (27) 47 (19) 1.58 (0.95–2.63) 0.08
Stroke subtype
 Ischaemic 104 (84) 204 (84) ref.
 Haemorrhagic 14 (11) 32 (13) 0.86 (0.44–1.68) 0.66
 Unknown subtype 6 (5) 5 (2) 2.35 (0.70–7.89) 0.17
Thrombolysis
 No 116 (94) 229/243 (94) ref.
 Yes 8 (6) 14/243 (6) 1.13 (0.46–2.77) 0.79
Cognitive status
 Impaired 16/121 (13) 46/232 (20) ref.
 Competent 105/121 (87) 186/232 (80) 1.62 (0.88–3.01) 0.12
History of treated depression
 No 70 (56) 167 (68) ref.
 Yes 54 (44) 77 (32) 1.67 (1.07–2.61) 0.02
Depression
 No 92/121 (76) 210/232 (91) ref.
 Yes 29/121 (24) 22/232 (9) 3.01 (1.64–5.52) 0.0004
Anxiety
 No 71/121 (59) 197/232 (85) ref.
 Yes 50/121 (41) 35/232 (15) 3.96 (2.38–6.60) <0.0001

Data are displayed as n (%) or mean (SD). Odds ratios (OR) indicate the odds of having insomnia symptoms according to each baseline characteristic. CI, confidence interval.

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Unless stated otherwise.