Table 3.
Nightmares during the pandemic by health-risk behaviors and clinical antecedents (N = 1,057).
| None | Less than once a week | Once a week or more | Chi-square | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N total | (p-value) | |
| SMOKING | |||||
| Never smoked | 381 (51) | 174 (23.3) | 192 (25.7) | 747 | 6.9 (0.328) |
| Passive smoker | 32 (39.5) | 22 (27.2) | 27 (33.3) | 81 | |
| Former smoker >6 mo | 75 (51.7) | 40 (27.6) | 30 (20.7) | 145 | |
| Current smoker | 40 (47.6) | 23 (27.4) | 21 (25) | 84 | |
| ALCOHOL FREQUENCY | |||||
| Never/rarely | 154 (55.6) | 54 (19.5) | 69 (24.9) | 277 | 12.9 (0.043) |
| Occasional | 253 (50.2) | 134 (26.6) | 117 (23.2) | 504 | |
| 1–4 days/week | 110 (43) | 68 (26.6) | 78 (30.5) | 256 | |
| 5–7 days/week | 11 (55) | 3 (15) | 6 (30) | 20 | |
| ALCOHOL DOSES | |||||
| No consumption | 164 (56.9) | 56 (19.4) | 68 (23.6) | 228 | 30.5 (<0.001) |
| 1–2 doses | 229 (53.5) | 110 (25.7) | 89 (20.8) | 428 | |
| 3–4 doses | 91 (41.4) | 59 (26.8) | 70 (31.8) | 220 | |
| 5–7 doses | 28 (32.9) | 27 (31.8) | 30 (35.3) | 85 | |
| 8 or more | 16 (44.4) | 7 (19.4) | 13 (36.1) | 36 | |
| ALCOHOL DURING THE PANDEMIC | |||||
| No change | 368 (55.8) | 144 (21.9) | 147 (22.3) | 659 | 26.5 (<0.001) |
| Drinking less | 76 (40.9) | 48 (25.8) | 62 (33.3) | 186 | |
| Drinking more | 84 (39.6) | 67 (31.6) | 61 (28.8) | 212 | |
| REPORTED SLEEP DURATION | |||||
| Less than 4 h | 8 (29.6) | 5 (18.5) | 14 (51.9) | 27 | 38.5 (<0.001) |
| 4–6 h | 123 (42.4) | 68 (23.4) | 99 (34.1) | 290 | |
| 6–8 h | 323 (56.1) | 145 (25.2) | 108 (18.8) | 576 | |
| More than 8 h | 74 (45.1) | 41 (25) | 49 (29.9) | 164 | |
| IN USE OF SLEEP MEDICATION | |||||
| No | 457 (53.8) | 206 (24.2) | 187 (22) | 850 | 34.0 (<0.001) |
| Yes | 71 (34.3) | 53 (25.6) | 83 (40.1) | 207 | |
| PREVIOUS PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS | |||||
| No | 319 (64.7) | 95 (19.3) | 79 (16) | 493 | 83.3 (<0.001) |
| Yes | 209 (37) | 164 (29.1) | 191 (33.9) | 564 | |
| SUICIDE IDEATION DURING THE PANDEMIC | |||||
| No | 501 (54.6) | 226 (24.6) | 190 (20.7) | 917 | 93.5 (<0.001) |
| Yes | 27 (19.3) | 33 (23.6) | 80 (57.1) | 140 | |
Results are based on non-empty rows and columns in each innermost sub-table.
*The Chi-square statistic is significant at the 0.05 level.