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. 2017 Mar 21;42(8):825–836. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsx052

Table I.

Sample Characteristics

Characteristics Sample Asthma No asthma Group differences Effect size
N 246 216 130
Socio-contextual characteristics
Child age in years, M (95% CI) 8.28 (8.19–8.37) 8.27 (8.16–8.39) 8.28 (8.15–8.42) F (1,237) < 1.0 ωp2 < .01
Male (%) 53.0 53.0 53.1 Χ2 < .01 ϕ < .01
Caregiver race/ethnicity** (%) Χ2= 15.03** ϕ = .20
 Black 33.0 33.3 35.4
 Latino 45.1 51.0 33.8
 Non-Latino White 20.8 15.7 30.8
Caregiver education, Myrs (95% CI)
 Male head of the household 12.15 (11.79–12.50) 11.94 (11.48–12.40) 12.49 (11.94–13.05) F (1,194) = 2.21 ωp2 < .01
 Female head of the household 12.50 (11.97–13.04) 12.30 (11.97–12.63) 12.92 (11.39–14.45) F (1,358) = 1.12 ωp2 < .01
Poor asthma control (%) 41
Prescribed asthma controller meds (%) 74
Use of daily asthma controller (%) 74.5
Income-to-needs ratio* 0.99 0.90 1.08 F (1,351) = 6.96* ωp2 = .02
Neighborhood risk index, M (95% CI) 4.94 5.06 4.70 F (1,371) = 2.20 ωp2 < .01
Total number of people in household 4.63 (4.46–4.80) 4.59 (4.41–4.87) 4.62 (4.37–4.85) F (1,377) < 1.0 ωp2 < .01
Sleep hygiene
 Total sleep hygiene,*M (95% CI) 4.51 (4.45–4.58) 4.49 (4.41–4.57) 4.63 (4.53–4.74) F (1,339) = 4.53* ωp2 = .01
 Physiological* 4.50 (4.41–4.61) 4.42 (4.31–4.57) 4.65 (4.48–4.82) F (1,338) = 4.46* ωp2 = .01
 Cognitive 3.40 (3.28–3.52) 3.31 (3.17–3.47) 3.55 (3.35–3.75) F (1,338) = 3.50 ωp2 = .01
 Emotional 5.49 (5.41–5.57) 5.45 (5.35–5.55) 5.56 (5.43–5.69) F (1,337) = 1.55 ωp2< .01
 Environmental 5.34 (5.28–5.42) 5.33 (5.24–5.41) 5.39 (5.28–5.50) F (1,339) = 1.10 ωp2< .01
 Bedtime routine 3.74 (3.59–3.90) 3.68 (3.48–3.88) 3.86 (3.60–4.11) F (1,337) = 1.09 ωp2< .01
 Sleep stability 4.79 (4.71–4.87) 4.78 (4.69–4.89) 4.79 (4.66–4.93) F (1,339) < 1.0 ωp2< .001
Sleep environment
 Shares a bed (%) 51.5 50.8 52.8 Χ2= 0.82 ϕ = .03
 Shares a bedroom (%) 36.9 35.4 39.7 Χ2= 0.42 ϕ = .04
 Sleep shifting (%) 25.5 27.8 21.0 Χ2= 0.16 ωp2< .001
 Neighborhood noises, M (95% CI) 1.39 (1.30–1.48) 1.45 (1.33–1.58) 1.27 (1.16–1.38) F (1,339) = 3.55 ωp2 = .01
 Home noises,*M (95% CI) 1.41 (1.32–1.50) 1.49 (1.36–1.61) 1.27 (1.17–1.38) F (1,339) = 5.37* ωp2 = .02
Sleep outcomes
 Sleep duration, M (95% CI) 9.27 (9.20–9.34) 9.26 (9.18–9.34) 9.29 (9.18–9.40) F (1,323) < 1.0 ωp2 < .01
 Sleep efficiency,**M (95% CI) 87.00 (86.63–87.37) 86.57 (86.08–87.06) 87.81 (87.29–88.33) F (1,323) = 10.15** ωp2 = .03
 Daytime sleepiness,**M (95% CI) 13.56 (13.21–13.92) 14.09 (13.64–14.54) 12.44 (11.91–12.96) F (1,320) = 19.11** ωp2 = .06
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p ≤ .05; ** p ≤ .01.