Table 6.
Differences Between Good and Poor Sleepers on Total Number of Memory Complaints and Memory Complaint Items
| Good sleepers n = 101 | Poor sleepers n = 250 |
Statistic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAC-Q total | 14.67 (5.84) | 15.65 (6.50) | t(349) = −1.32, p > .05 |
| Memory complaint items | |||
| Difficulty recalling person’s name (n = 63) | 16 (15.8) | 47 (18.8) | X 2(1) = 0.43, p > .05 |
| Difficulty recalling telephone numbers/zip codes (n = 51) | 13 (12.9) | 38 (15.2) | X 2(1) = 0.31, p > .05 |
| Difficulty recalling location of objects in home/office (n = 62) | 15 (14.9) | 47 (18.8) | X 2(1) = 0.77, p > .05 |
| Difficulty recalling facts from reading materials (n = 47) | 9 (8.9) | 38 (15.2) | X 2(1) = 2.45, p > .05 |
| Difficulty recalling items intended to be purchased (n = 49) | 10 (9.9) | 39 (15.6) | X 2(1) = 1.95, p > .05 |
| Memory worse now compared to past (n = 86) |
17 (16.8) | 69 (27.6) | X 2(1) = 4.51, p < .05 |
Note: MAC-Q represents the Memory Complaint Questionnaire. Numbers for MAC-Q total reflect mean and (standard deviation). Numbers for Memory Complaint Items reflect frequencies and (percentages).