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. 2017 Jun 30;13(3):265–272. doi: 10.3988/jcn.2017.13.3.265

Table 3. Prevalence of EDS (defined as a modified ESS score of ≥11) according to clinical variables.

n (%) p
Sex <0.001
 Female 1,234 (20.4)
 Male 1,020 (15.4)
School grade 0.012
 First 851 (19.1)
 Second 738 (17.4)
 Third 665 (16.8)
BMI 0.165
 Underweight 130 (16.2)
 Normal 1,835 (18.1)
 Overweight 55 (18.2)
 Obese 234 (16.1)
Self-perceived snoring <0.001
 No 1,532 (15.7)
 Yes 722 (25.0)
Self-perceived apnea <0.001
 No 1,882 (16.4)
 Yes 372 (32.1)
Sleep duration during a school day, hours <0.001
 <5 372 (26.4)
 ≥5 and <6 686 (19.0)
 ≥6 and <7 759 (16.7)
 ≥7 437 (14.1)
Subjective perception of sleep duration
 Adequate 322 (8.9)
 Considerable 83 (12.1)
 Insufficient 1,849 (22.1)

BMI: body mass index, EDS: excessive daytime sleepiness, ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale.