Table 2.
Participants’ Description Relative To Insufficient Or Sufficient Sleep Duration
| Variable | Sleep Duration | p-Valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insufficient N = 734 (71.1%) |
Sufficient N = 299 (28.9%) |
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| Age (years) | 9.4 ± 1.7 | 9.0 ± 1.7 | 0.001 |
| Body weight (kg) | 36.8 ± 19.3 | 33.4 ± 17.3 | 0.009 |
| Body height (cm) | 134.1 ± 12.0 | 131.6 ± 12.2 | 0.003 |
| Body mass index (BMI) | 19.7 ± 7.7 | 18.6 ± 7.1 | 0.026 |
| Average sleep duration (hr/night) | 7.56 ± 0.94 | 9.57 ± 0.54 | <0.001 |
| Average breakfast intake (day/week) | 3.40 ± 2.3 | 3.76 ± 2.4 | 0.025 |
| Average screen time (hr/day) | 3.28 ± 1.7 | 3.07 ± 1.7 | 0.078 |
| No. of family members living in the home | 6.4 ± 1.9 | 6.5 ± 2.4 | 0.917 |
| No. of family members below 18 years | 3.3 ± 1.4 | 3.4 ± 1.5 | 0.270 |
Notes: Data are means and standard deviations. Sufficient sleep was based on 9 hrs or more per night. aT-test for independent samples. Bold values indicate significance.