Table 3.
Bivariate correlation analyses of the result on the questions about sleep on chosen biomarkers
Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) | Sleep in hours per night Significance | Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) | Quality of sleep Significance | |
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BMI (kg/m2) | 0.148 | ** | 0.047 | NS |
Body fat (%) | 0.077 | * | 0.023 | NS |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | −0.053 | NS | −0.004 | NS |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | −0.007 | NS | −0.001 | NS |
Resting HR (beats/min) | 0.018 | NS | 0.035 | NS |
MAP (mmHg) | 0.063 | NS | −0.008 | NS |
HOMA-IR | 0.079 | * | 0.022 | NS |
Risk for CVD - Wildman | 0.092 | ** | 0.031 | NS |
BMI body mass index, Body fat (%)percentage of body fat, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Resting HR resting heart rate, beats/min, MAP mean arterial pressure, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance and Risk for CVD cardiovascular disease
Levels of significance were set to P < 0.05 = *, P < 0.01 = ** or P < 0.001 = *** and NS, not significant