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. 2019 Oct 25;11:253–263. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S225883

Table 3.

Cross-Tabulation Of Socio-Demographics And Lifestyle Habits Among Saudi Children Relative To Insufficient Or Sufficient Sleep Duration (%)

Variable Sleep Duration p-Valuea
Insufficient
(N = 734)
Sufficient
(N = 299)
Gender 0.002
 Male 75.5 24.5
 Female 66.7 33.3
Child’s age (years) 0.007
 6–7 62.5 37.5
 8–9 69.2 30.8
 10–11 76.1 23.9
 12–13 74.8 25.2
School type 0.036
 Public 73.1 26.9
 Private 66.8 33.2
Father’s age (years) 0.119
 <30 66.7 33.3
 30–39 66.1 33.9
 40–49 71.7 28.3
 50–59 72.6 27.4
 60+ 85.7 14.3
Mother’s age (years) 0.023
 <30 64.8 35.2
 30–39 68.3 31.7
 40–49 74.7 25.3
 50–59 84.8 15.2
 60+ 100.0 00.0
Father’s education <0.001
 <High school 84.2 15.8
 High school 73.2 26.8
 University degree 69.4 30.6
 Post-graduate degree 59.1 40.9
Mother’s education 0.008
 <High school 79.8 20.2
 High school 72.3 27.7
 University degree 67.8 32.2
 Post-graduate degree 58.8 41.2
Family income (SR)b 0.377
 Low (<10,000) 73.2 26.8
 Medium (10,000–20,000) 70.7 29.3
 High (>20,000) 67.5 32.5
No. of obese children in the family 0.034
 None 68.7 31.3
 1–2 74.6 25.4
 3+ 82.1 17.9
Overweight/obesity 0.238
 Non-overweight/
non-obese
69.4 30.6
 Overweight/obesity 72.9 27.1
Breakfast intake 0.001
 Non-daily 73.2 26.8
 Daily 60.4 39.6
Screen time 0.005
 <2 hrs/day 64.5 35.5
 ≥2 hrs/day 73.4 26.6
Physical activity level 0.941
 Low (<30 min/day) 71.2 28.8
 Medium (30–59 min/day) 71.7 28.3
 High (>60 min/day) 69.7 30.3

Notes: aChi-Square tests of proportions. bSR = Saudi Riyal = 3.75 US$. Bold values indicate significance.