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. 2020 Mar 10;12:197–207. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S239001

Table 1.

Maternal and Childhood Characteristics by Childhood Total Sleep Duration and Sleep Disturbance (n, %)

Variables Total Childhood Sleep Duration (9.37±1.30) Childhood Sleep Disturbance (52.49±7.88)
≥10 h <10 h χ2/t p value CSHQ≤41 CSHQ>41 χ2/t p value
n % N=2150 34.50% N=4086 65.50% N=362 5.80% N=5874 94.19%
Maternal Characteristics
Maternal age at delivery 0.502 0.778 7.034 0.03
 <25 933 15.18% 323 15.24% 610 15.14% 63 17.55% 870 15.03%
 25–34 4699 76.43% 1612 76.04% 3087 76.64% 255 71.03% 4444 76.77%
 ≥35 516 8.39% 185 8.73% 331 8.22% 41 11.42% 475 8.21%
Maternal education level 4.127 0.127 3.678 0.159
 Less than high school 588 9.43% 184 8.56% 404 9.89% 38 10.50% 550 9.36%
 High school 963 15.44% 350 16.28% 613 15.00% 67 18.51% 896 15.25%
 College and above 4685 75.13% 1616 75.16% 3069 75.11% 257 70.99% 4428 75.38%
Overweight/obesity before pregnancy 1.865 0.172 1.025 0.311
 Yes 595 9.56% 190 8.86% 405 9.93% 40 11.08% 555 9.47%
 No 5629 90.44% 1955 91.14% 3674 90.07% 321 88.92% 5308 90.53%
Family structure 4.816 0.09 14.269 0.001
 Nuclear family 3561 57.10% 1268 58.98% 2293 56.12% 241 66.57% 3320 56.52%
 Single-parent family 170 2.73% 54 2.51% 116 2.84% 9 2.49% 161 2.74%
 Large family 2505 40.17% 828 38.51% 1677 41.04% 112 30.94% 2393 40.74%
Family income (RMB (yuan)/month/person) 6.961 0.031 2.711 0.258
 <3999 667 10.70% 220 10.23% 447 10.94% 48 13.26% 619 10.54%
 4000–7999 2345 37.60% 769 35.77% 1576 38.57% 130 35.91% 2215 37.71%
 >8000 3224 51.70% 1161 54.00% 2063 50.49% 184 50.83% 3040 51.75%
Smoking during pregnancy 0.265 0.607 0.441 0.507
 Yes 134 2.15% 49 2.28% 85 2.08% 6 1.66% 128 2.18%
 No 6102 97.85% 2101 97.72% 4001 97.92% 356 98.34% 5746 97.82%
Alcohol use during pregnancy 0.002 0.966 0.434 0.51
 Yes 153 2.45% 53 2.47% 100 2.45% 7 1.88% 136 2.32%
 No 6083 97.55% 2097 97.53% 3986 97.55% 365 98.12% 5728 97.68%
Physical activity during pregnancy 2.337 0.126 8.955 0.003
 ≥2 h 2373 38.05% 846 39.35% 1527 37.37% 614 13.31% 265 16.32%
 <2 h 3863 61.95% 1304 60.65% 2559 62.63% 3998 86.69% 1359 83.68%
Stressful life event 0.051 0.822 0.428 0.513
 Yes 266 4.30% 90 4.20% 176 4.30% 13 3.60% 253 4.30%
 No 5970 95.70% 2060 95.80% 4086 95.70% 349 96.40% 5621 95.70%
Family history of sleep disorders 0.869 0.351 33.502 <0.001
 Yes 1637 26.25% 549 25.53% 1088 26.63% 48 13.26% 1589 27.05%
 No 4599 73.75% 1601 74.47% 2998 73.37% 314 86.74% 4285 72.95%
Childhood Characteristics
Age (mean, SD) 5.16 0.88 4.9943 0.87 5.2446 0.87 10.733 <0.001 5.39 0.89 5.14 0.88 −5.271 <0.001
Gender 2.908 0.088 3.04 0.081
 Boys 3289 52.74% 1102 51.26% 2187 53.52% 207 57.18% 3082 52.47%
 Girls 2947 47.26% 1048 48.74% 1899 46.48% 155 42.82% 2792 47.53%
Obesity/overweight 8.93 0.003 1.664 0.197
 Yes 1135 18.28% 348 16.26% 787 19.35% 75 20.83% 1060 18.13%
 No 5073 81.72% 1792 83.74% 3281 80.65% 285 79.17% 4788 81.87%
Allergic disease 0.123 0.726 76.712 <0.001
 Yes 3485 55.89% 1195 55.58% 2290 56.05% 122 33.70% 3363 57.25%
 No 2751 44.11% 955 44.42% 1796 43.95% 240 66.30% 2511 42.75%
ADHD 0.158 0.691 3.386 0.66
 Yes 99 1.59% 36 1.67% 63 1.54% 1 0.28% 98 1.67%
 No 6137 98.41% 2114 98.33% 4023 98.46% 361 99.72% 5776 98.33%
Physical activity 30.585 <0.001 32.021 <0.001
 ≥1 h 2675 42.90% 1025 47.67% 1650 40.38% 207 57.18% 2468 42.02%
 <1 h 3561 57.10% 1125 52.33% 2436 59.62% 155 42.82% 3406 57.98%
Screen exposure 2.697 0.101 9.194 0.002
 ≥1 h 2273 36.45% 754 35.07% 1519 37.18% 105 29.01% 2168 36.91%
 <1 h 3963 63.55% 1396 64.93% 2567 62.82% 257 70.99% 3706 63.09%

Note: Bold values indicate statistical significance.

Abbreviations: ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; CSHQ, children’s sleep habits questionnaire; SD, standard deviation.