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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 19.
Published in final edited form as: Chronobiol Int. 2017 Dec 12;35(3):312–328. doi: 10.1080/07420528.2017.1405014

Table 3.

Characteristics of Latent Groups: Social Jetlag, Total Sleep Time (n=312 participants; 1,297 observations), Energy Balance Study, Columbia, SC, 2011–2014

Variable Social Jet Lag (h) p-value1 Total Sleep Time (h) p-value1
Low High Short Intermediate Long
(0.4±0.04)2 (1.4±0.03)2 (5.6±0.04)2 (6.5±0.02)2 (7.3±0.03)2
% % % % %
Sex
 Male 55 48 0.20 71* 54 35* <0.01
 Female 45 52 29* 46 65*
Race
 European American 64 68 27* 71 82
 African American 12 10 0.50 30* 9 2 <0.01
 Other3 24 22 43* 20 16
Employment
 Student/Other4 52 41 0.05 50 46 43 0.70
 Employed 48 59 50 54 57
Income ($)
 < 20,000 19 16 24* 16 16
 20,000 to < 40,000 36 38 43* 38 30
 40,000 to < 60,000 19 19 0.80 23* 21 16 0.02
 60,000 to < 80,000 13 14 4* 16 16
 ≥ 80,000 13 13 6* 9 22
Marital status
 Married5 46 46 0.96 70* 50 50 0.02
 Single6 54 54 30* 50 50
Children
 Yes 17 11 0.10 13 18 8* 0.10
 No 83 89 87 82 92*
Mean±SE Mean±SE Mean±SE Mean±SE Mean±SE
Chronotype (h) 3.8±0.1 4.3±0.05 0.01 4.6±0.1* 4.1±0.1 3.9±0.05 <0.01
Age (yrs) 27.8±0.2 27.6±0.1 0.30 27.0±0.2* 28.0±0.2 27.7±0.2 <0.01
Physical activity (h/d) 2.2±0.1 2.2±0.1 1.00 2.3±0.2 2.3±1.0 2.0±0.1* 0.04
Caffeine (g/d) 109.0±8.6 117.4±6.8 0.50 79.3±11.7* 120.2±7.9 126.5±8.8 <0.01
E-DII 0.4±0.2 0.6±0.1 0.40 1.1±0.2* 0.4±0.1 0.3±0.2 0.01
BMI (kg/m2) 25.3±0.3 25.3±0.3 0.94 26.0±0.5 25.2±.3 24.9±0.4 0.22
1

Overall F-test p-value for variable of interest.

2

Mean±SE in parentheses.

3

Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native American, mixed race.

4

Out of work (<1 year), homemaker, unable to work.

5

Includes members of unmarried couples.

6

Includes divorced and separated.

*

p<0.05 versus intermediate group.

Abbreviations: SE - standard error, E-DII - energy-adjusted Dietary Inflammatory Index.