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. 2018 May 31;56(5):407–418. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2018-0052

Table 4. Factors associated with poor sleep quality.

Characteristics Categories of sleep quality Univariate logistic regression **Multivariate logistic regression



n Poor (PSQI global >5) n (weighted %) Good (PSQI global ≤5)n (weighted %) Crude OR ( 95% CI) Adjusted OR ( 95%CI)
Gender 1,871
Male 150 (60.4%) 99 (39.6%) 1.00 -
Female 984(60.5%) 638 (39.5%) 1.00 (0.24–4.21)
Age (yr) 1,871 -
<30 105 (65.3%) 61 (34.7%) 1.00
30–39 324 (60.6%) 203 (39.4%) 0.82 (0.50–1.34)
40–49 512 (57.7%) 358 (42.3%) 0.72 (0.31–1.71)
≥50 193 (64.9%) 115 (35.1%) 0.98 (0.71–1.35)
Ethnicity# 1,871 -
Malay 979 (60.1%) 635 (39.9%) 1.00
Chinese 73 (59.3%) 53 (40.7%) 0.97 (0.46–2.03)
Indian 74 (69.5%) 40 (30.5%) 1.52 (0.52–4.39)
Others 8 (49.0%) 9 (51.0%) -
Religion# 1,871 -
Islam 988 (60.1%) 640 (39.9%) 1.00
Buddhism 56 (60.5%) 39 (39.5%) 1.02 (0.50–2.09)
Hinduism 64 (70.3%) 35 (29.7%) 1.57 (0.27–9.15)
Kristianity 21 (53.1%) 20 (46.9%) 0.75 (0.65–1.87)
Others 5 (53.1%) 3 (46.9%) -
Marital status 1,867
Single 84 (60.3%) 57 (39.7%) 1.00 -
Married 1,012 (60.4%) 656 (39.6%) 1.01 (0.63–1.60)
Divorce and widow 38 (69.0%) 20 (31.0%) 1.47 (0.12–17.87)
Education level 1,856
Diploma 37 (58.0%) 27 (42.0%) 1.00
Degree 964 (61.2%) 605 (38.8%) 1.14 (0.90–1.50) -
Masters / PhD 129 (59.3%) 94 (40.7%) 1.06 (0.22–5.19)
Comorbidities Diabetes mellitus 1,871
No 984 (59.5%) 662 (40.5%) 1.00 -
Yes 150 (67.8%) 75 (32.2%) 1.43 (0.86–2.40)
Hypertension 1,871
No 882 (60.2%) 577 (39.8%) 1.00 -
Yes 252 (61.5%) 160 (38.5%) 1.06 (0.65–1.71)
Teaching characteristics: Subjects teaching equivalent to teachers qualification 1,858
No 128 (62.1%) 75 (37.9%) -
Yes 1,003 (60.7%) 652 (39.3%)
Experience in years 1,833
<10 yr 244 (60.6%) 159 (39.4%)
10–19 yr 476 (60.8%) 289 (39.2%) 1.00 -
≥20 yr 396 (60.9%) 269 (39.1%) 1.01 (0.14–7.32)
Teach extra class 1,871
No 497 (58.4%) 365 (41.6%) -
Yes 637 (62.2%) 372 (37.8%) 1.00
Sleep Duration# 1,871
7 h and more 32 (8.3%0 354 (91.7%) 1.00
6 to <7 h 175 (24.7%) 534 (75.3%) 3.62 (2.43–5.41)*
5 to <6 h 396 (70.8%) 163 (29.2%) 26.88 (17.92–40.30)*
<5 h 200 (92.2%) 17 (7.8%) 130.15 (70.49–240.31)*
Number of students taught per class 1,790 - - 1.01 (0.10–1.02) -
Duration of teaching hours per day during school time 1,797 - - 1.08 (1.00–1.17) -
Total hours of teaching with extra class per day 1,477 - - 1.06 (1.02–1.11)* 1.05 (0.94–1.17)
Duration of co-curriculum activities per week (h) 1,799 - - 1.022 (0.90–1.17)
Mental Health: Depression 1,821 - -
Anxiety 1,821 - - 1.09 (1.08–1.11)* 1.03 (0.96–1.12)
Stress 1,827 - - 1.08 (1.06–1.10)* 1.04 (1.02–1.05)*

*p<0.05.

**Adjusted for total hours of teaching with extra class per day, depression, anxiety and stress.

# did not include in multivariate model as there is collinearity between sleep duration and PSQI total score.