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. 2020 Feb 17;9(4):e014587. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.014587

Table 1.

Demographic, Clinical, and Sleep Characteristics of 495 Women

Characteristic Mean±SD/n (%)
Demographic
Age, y 37±16
20–44 y 348 (70%)
≥45 y 147 (30%)
Race
White 282 (57%)
Black/African‐American 99 (20%)
Asian 93 (19%)
Other 21 (4%)
Ethnicity
Non‐Hispanic 357 (72%)
Hispanic 138 (28%)
Race/Ethnicity
White/Non‐Hispanic 193 (39%)
Minority/Hispanic 302 (61%)
Health insurance
Have 375 (76%)
Do not have/Unsure/Do not know/N.A. 120 (24%)
Employment status
Employed/students 428 (87%)
Not employed 65 (13%)
Education
≥College (Bachelor's degree/Postgraduate professional degree) 333 (67%)
<College 162 (33%)
Clinical/medical
BMI (kg/m2) 25.9±5.7
BMI class
Normal weight 250 (51%)
Overweight/obesity 245 (49%)
Habitual sleep
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scorea 5.6±3.8
Sleep qualityb
Poor (PSQI >5) 193 (39%)
Good (PSQI ≤5) 302 (61%)
Sleep‐onset latency (m)c 24.9±30.5
Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) Scored 7.0±6.0
Insomniae
Somewhat, moderate, or severe (ISI≥8) 188 (38%)
None (ISI<8) 306 (62%)

BMI indicates body mass index; ISI, Insomnia Severity Index; N.A., Not applicable; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.

a

Global sum of PSQI scores; possible range is 0–21 with higher scores indicating poorer quality.27

b

Dichotomous categories determined from PSQI total scores.

c

A subscale of the PSQI.27

d

Global sum of ISI scores; possible range is 0–28 with higher scores indicating more severe insomnia.29

e

Dichotomous categories determined from ISI total scores.