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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Scand J Work Environ Health. 2017 Jan 4;43(2):136–145. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.3618

Table 4. Associations between sleep disturbance and impaired health.

Risk factor Severe difficulty falling asleep Severe difficulty staying asleep Severe problem waking early Feeling unrefreshed Insomnia
OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI OR 95%CI
Self-rated health
   At least good 1 1 1 1 1
   Fair/poor 6.5 5.2-8.0 4.7 4.1-5.5 3.9 3.4-4.6 6.4 5.5-7.4 5.1 4.5-5.8
Low mood
   No (CES-D <16) 1 1 1 1 1
   Yes (CES-D ≥16) 7.4 5.9-9.2 5.5 4.7-6.3 5.6 4.8-6.5 9.4 8.0-10.9 6.9 6.1-7.8
Well-being
   Good (WEMWBS ≥32) 1 1 1 1 1
   Poor (WEMWBS <32) 7.6 5.9-9.8 5.6 4.5-6.9 5.2 4.1-6.4 8.5 6.9-10.5 6.7 5.4-8.2
Frailty
   Not frail 1 1 1 1 1
   Pre-frail 2.8 2.3-3.5 2.2 1.9-2.5 2.5 2.2-3.0 3.1 2.6-3.6 2.5 2.2-2.8
   Frail 13.3 9.6-18.4 9.2 7.0-12.2 7.1 5.3-9.4 17.1 12.9-22.6 13.2 10.0-17.5
Memory problems
   Other 1 1 1 1 1
   Serious problems/got a lot worse 6.5 4.8-8.7 5.5 4.3-7.0 4.3 3.3-5.6 7.4 5.8-9.4 6.8 5.3-8.7
Somatising tendency
   No 1 1 1 1 1
   Yes 4.4 3.6-5.4 4.4 3.8-5.2 3.7 3.2-4.3 4.7 4.1-5.5 4.2 3.7-4.8
Persistent musculoskeletal pain in past 12 months
   No 1 1 1 1 1
   Yes 4.1 3.4-5.1 3.5 3.0-4.1 3.2 2.7-3.7 3.7 3.2-4.3 3.4 3.0-3.8

Odds ratios were adjusted for age, sex and social class (in 3 bands); CI – confidence intervals; WEMWBS – Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale; CES-D - Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale. For definitions, see text.