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. 2018 Apr;44:67–75. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.1131

Table 1.

Mean sleep duration and proportion of individuals reporting insomnia symptoms according to selected characteristics of participants.

N Mean sleep duration (h) Insomnia symptoms (%) Daytime naps (%) Frequent snoring (%) Short sleep (≤6 h) (%) Long sleep (≥9 h) (%)
All 512,891 7.38 16.8 20.9 22.0 23.1 15.9
Age (year)
 30-39 77,804 7.73 10.8 18.2 13.6 12.9 19.6
 40-49 152,748 7.5 13.8 19.4 19.9 19.0 16.1
 50-59 157,556 7.29 18.5 20.4 26.4 25.3 14.4
 60-69 91,773 7.14 21.7 24.2 26.0 30.8 14.6
 70-79 33,010 6.98 24.8 26.5 21.8 37.2 15.0
Gender
 Men 210,259 7.43 13.5 24.9 28.9 21.7 15.6
 Women 302,632 7.35 19.2 18.0 17.5 24.2 16.0
Region
 Rural 286,705 7.51 18.7 8.5 20.4 21.2 20.3
 Urban 226,186 7.21 14.6 36.4 24.1 25.6 10.3
Highest education
 No formal school/Primary school 260,437 7.37 17.9 18.8 22.5 24.7 17.1
 Middle school/High school 222,440 7.4 15.8 22.9 22.0 22.0 15.4
 Technical school/College/University 30,014 7.42 14.0 40.5 21.8 16.7 12.4
Annual household income (yuan)
 <10,000 144,832 7.37 20.1 18.1 21.1 25.5 18.4
 10,000–19,999 149,013 7.41 16.9 20.0 22.2 23.0 17.1
 20,000–34,999 126,721 7.39 15.9 23.5 22.6 22.5 15.1
 ≥35,000 92,325 7.4 15.5 26.8 23.8 21.4 14.9
Marital status
 Married 464,608 7.4 16.4 21.1 22.3 22.6 16.0
 Widowed 36,572 7.14 23.7 18.9 19.9 30.7 13.5
 Separated/divorced 7945 7.2 20.4 20.6 20.8 28.4 15.1
 Never married 3766 6.92 17.6 18.2 14.1 25.2 15.9
Living alone
 No 498,335 7.39 16.6 20.9 22.1 22.9 16.0
 Yes 14,556 6.92 23.4 19.8 17.7 31.7 13.9
Occupation
 Manual worker 286,402 7.31 16.5 16.3 21.6 22.6 15.0
 Not in employment 138,460 7.43 17.9 24.9 24.2 23.6 18.4
 Office worker 66,173 7.36 14.9 25.7 23.9 21.4 13.5
 Other or not stated 8267 7.19 17.2 20.1 24.5 23.1 19.3
 Unemployed 13,589 7.13 21.1 22.6 21.8 25.2 16.5
Smoking status
 Never regular smoker 346,773 7.38 16.9 21.1 21.0 23.1 15.7
 Ex-regular smoker 30,563 7.09 21.0 23.7 28.6 33.5 15.1
 Regular smoker 135,555 7.36 20.1 20.7 26.4 24.6 17.5
Alcohol
 Never regular drinker 235,199 7.41 16.9 20.8 21.1 23.0 17.0
 Ex-regular drinker 9256 6.95 23.2 23.8 23.2 27.5 16.0
 Occasional drinker 192,284 7.38 16.8 21.1 22.2 22.8 15.8
 Weekly drinker 76,152 7.37 18.3 25.0 24.0 23.7 15.8
Physical activity (METa-h/day)
 <10 121,598 7.44 18.0 22.3 23.5 24.0 19.6
 10-29 262,808 7.39 16.5 21.6 22.1 22.5 15.7
 ≥30 128,485 7.28 16.5 17.6 21.7 24.5 13.4
BMIb(kg/mb)
 <18.5 22,373 7.23 22.4 18.6 10.9 27.8 14.8
 18.5–24.99 321,586 7.37 17.4 20.3 17.2 23.4 15.7
 25–29.99 147,965 7.43 15.0 22.4 31.1 22.0 16.6
 ≥30 20,965 7.44 13.6 23.4 48.4 22.3 17.5
Waist Circumference (mm)
 200–699 71,879 7.30 20.3 18.2 12.5 25.5 15.3
 700–799 187,350 7.36 17.5 19.5 16.1 23.7 15.7
 800–899 167,260 7.40 15.7 21.5 24.6 22.5 15.9
 900–1499 86,402 7.43 14.5 23.3 38.0 22.1 16.9
SBPc(mmHg)
 <110 70,853 7.34 17.9 19.8 16.6 23.9 15.0
 (110,120) 92,407 7.36 17.0 20.3 18.7 23.5 15.4
 (120,130) 113,683 7.37 16.7 20.5 21.0 23.3 15.5
 (130,140) 87,936 7.39 16.5 21.2 23.5 22.8 16.1
 ≥140 148,012 7.41 16.6 21.5 27.7 22.7 16.8

Adjusted for age, region and sex (where appropriate).

a

MET: Metabolic Equivalent Task.

b

BMI: Body Mass Index.

c

Systolic Blood Pressure.