Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants who had used OTC sleep aids in the past 30 days
| Did not list any OTC products containing diphenhydramine or doxylamine n = 70 (41.4%) |
Listed at least one OTC product containing diphenhydramine or doxylamine n = 99 (58.6%) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | p = 0.779 | ||
| 65–69 | 9 (12.9) | 15 (15.2) | |
| 70–74 | 16 (22.9) | 24 (24.2) | |
| 75–79 | 16 (22.9) | 23 (23.2) | |
| 80–84 | 9 (12.9) | 15 (15.2) | |
| 85–89 | 10 (14.3) | 15 (15.2) | |
| 90+ | 10 (14.3) | 7 (7.1) | |
| Female | 45 (64.3) | 65 (65.7) | p = 0.854 |
| Marital status | p = 0.475 | ||
| Single | 8 (11.4) | 5 (5.2) | |
| Married | 38 (54.3) | 60 (61.9) | |
| Widowed | 17 (24.3) | 22 (22.7) | |
| Divorced/separated | 7 (10.0) | 10 (10.3) | |
| Race/ethnicity | p = 0.348 | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 69 (98.6) | 92 (92.9) | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 1 (1.4) | 5 (5.1) | |
| Non-Hispanic other | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.0) | |
| Education | p = 0.121 | ||
| HS degree/GED or less | 5 (7.3) | 18 (18.4) | |
| Some college to 4-year degree | 25 (36.2) | 32 (32.7) | |
| More than 4 year college degree | 39 (56.5) | 48 (49.0) | |
| Missing/skipped | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) |