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. 2019 Sep 6;75(9):1771–1778. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glz201

Table 1.

OPACH Participant Characteristics by Sleep Duration Quartiles (N = 3,367)

Average Nightly Sleep Duration Quartiles*
Overall N = 3,367 1 (short) 2 3 4 (long)
Characteristics (number missing) Mean ± SD or n (%)
Age, years (0) 78.9 ± 6.7 77.7 ± 6.6 78.5 ± 6.5 79.6 ± 6.7 79.8 ± 6.7
 63–69 334 (9.9) 106 (12.6) 97 (11.5) 65 (7.7) 66 (7.8)
 70–79 1,295 (38.5) 372 (44.2) 329 (39.2) 301 (35.6) 293 (34.8)
 80–89 1,589 (47.2) 341 (40.5) 386 (45.9) 429 (50.8) 433 (51.5)
 ≥90 149 (4.4) 22 (2.6) 28 (3.3) 50 (5.9) 49 (5.8)
Race/ethnicity (0)
 White 1,795 (53.3) 370 (44.0) 480 (57.1) 487 (57.6) 458 (54.5)
 Black 1,007 (29.9) 311 (37.0) 216 (25.7) 223 (26.4) 257 (30.5)
 Hispanic 565 (16.8) 160 (19.0) 144 (17.1) 135 (16.0) 126 (15.0)
Education (18)
 High school or less 694 (20.6) 166 (19.8) 164 (19.6) 177 (21.1) 187 (22.4)
 Some college 1,299 (38.6) 319 (38.1) 317 (37.9) 343 (40.8) 320 (38.3)
 College graduate 1,356 (40.3) 353 (42.1) 355 (42.5) 320 (38.1) 328 (39.3)
Lifestyle Factors
Alcohol Intake (244)
 Nondrinker 1,166 (34.6) 301 (38.6) 271 (34.6) 261 (33.3) 333 (42.9)
 <1 drink/week 1,055 (31.3) 284 (36.5) 264 (33.7) 280 (35.8) 227 (29.2)
 1–4 drinks/week 538 (16.0) 125 (16.0) 128 (16.3) 155 (19.8) 130 (16.7)
 ≥5 drinks/week 364 (10.8) 69 (8.9) 121 (15.4) 87 (11.1) 87 (11.2)
Physical Activity (0)
 Minutes/day 344.4 ± 97.7 381.2 ± 103.5 358.9 ± 89.7 336.4 ± 88.1 300.9 ± 90.2
Sleep Disturbances (58) 6.3 ± 4.5 5.9± 4.5 6.1 ± 4.3 6.4 ± 4.4 6.8 ± 4.6
Sleep Medication Use (20)
 None 2,747 (81.6) 726 (86.7) 680 (81.7) 669 (79.5) 672 (80.3)
2 times/week 394 (11.7) 75 (9.0) 100 (12.0) 121 (14.4) 98 (11.7)
 ≥3 times/week 206 (6.1) 36 (4.3) 52 (6.3) 51 (6.1) 67 (8.0)
Health Status Indicators
BMI, kg/m 2 (24) 27.9 ± 5.7 28.5 ± 6.0 27.7 ± 5.5 27.6 ± 5.5 27.7 ± 5.5
Physical Functioning (54)
 0–100 score 84.7 ± 17.1 85.7 ± 16.6 85.8 ± 16.3 84.9 ± 16.1 82.5 ± 19.1
Depression Score (0–1) (89) 0.03 ± 0.1 0.03 ± 0.1 0.03 ± 0.1 0.03 ± 0.1 0.04 ± 0.1
Self-rated Health (255)
 At least good 2,823 (83.8) 717 (92.6) 727 (93.1) 705 (90.0) 674 (87.1)
Comorbidity Index (0)
 Zero conditions 609 (18.1) 172 (20.4) 169 (20.1) 151 (17.9) 117 (13.9)
 One condition 1,178 (35.0) 289 (34.4) 298 (35.5) 301 (35.6) 290 (34.5)
 Two or more conditions 1,580 (46.9) 380 (45.2) 373 (44.4) 393 (46.5) 434 (51.6)
Reynolds Risk Score (%) (0) 12.5 ± 10.9 11.5 ± 10.1 11.6 ± 10.0 12.8 ± 10.6 14.1 ± 12.4

Note: Numbers do not sum to total due to missing data. BMI = Body mass index.

*Quartile cutpoints for average nightly sleep duration (minutes), Q1 = 221.2–444.1, Q2 = 444.2–488.3, Q3 = 488.4–531.4, Q4 = 531.5–780.5.