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. 2017 Jan 18;7(1):95–101. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2017.01.007

Table 1.

Baseline descriptive statistics of participants with sleep difficulty at follow-up (mean ± SD, n = 511).

Variable % Sleep difficulty at follow-up p
Age (year) 0.990
65–74 60.8 1.45 ± 3.06
75+ 39.2 1.47 ± 2.86
Sex 0.008
Female 46.0 1.81 ± 3.38
Male 54.0 1.14 ± 2.55
Education 0.086
Schooling ≤ 9 years 75.7 1.53 ± 3.01
Schooling > 9 years 24.3 1.19 ± 2.88
Marital status 0.845
Married or cohabiting 74.2 1.42 ± 2.98
Others 25.8 1.52 ± 2.98
Living arrangement 0.776
Living with others 85.9 1.44 ± 2.97
Alone 14.1 1.53 ± 3.04
Smoking 0.739
No 90.8 1.45 ± 2.94
Yes 9.2 1.49 ± 3.37
Alcohol drinking 0.763
No 74.9 1.31 ± 2.63
Yes 25.1 1.89 ± 3.82
Exercise (excluding walking) 0.002
No 33.5 2.08 ± 3.57
Yes 66.5 1.14 ± 2.58
Mental health 0.583
Good 84.1 1.46 ± 3.00
Poor 15.9 1.43 ± 2.87
Charlson Index <0.001
0 24.5 0.65 ± 2.14
1 36.6 1.36 ± 2.73
2+ 38.9 2.04 ± 3.49
Walking volume/(MET-h/week)a 0.052
Low (≤4.5) 36.7 1.77 ± 3.16
Moderate (4.6–10.5) 31.0 1.39 ± 2.88
High (>10.5) 32.3 1.16 ± 2.85
Walking components
Frequency (day/week) 0.049
Low (≤3) 34.5 1.66 ± 3.16
Moderate (4–6) 16.8 1.87 ± 3.35
High (7) 48.7 1.16 ± 2.68
Duration (min) 0.180
Low (≤20) 33.7 1.67 ± 3.05
Moderate (21–40) 34.5 1.44 ± 2.93
High (>40) 31.8 1.24 ± 2.97
Speed (MET) 0.036
Low (≤2.5) 42.2 1.88 ± 3.34
Moderate (2.6–3.5) 47.6 1.12 ± 2.56
High (>3.5) 10.2 1.23 ± 3.07

Abbreviation: MET = metabolic equivalent value.

a

The total walking volume in MET-h/week = walking frequency × duration × speed.