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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Osteoporos Int. 2020 Sep 15;32(3):515–527. doi: 10.1007/s00198-020-05619-2

Table 1: Baseline characteristics of MrOS Participants by Actigraphy-Determined Nocturnal Sleep Duration Group.

Results presented as N (%) or Mean ± SD as appropriate.

Short Sleep Duration (<6h/night; N = 577) Recommended Sleep Duration (7-8h/night; N = 478) p-value
Age (years) 76.7 (5.6) 76.5 (5.8) 0.69
Race/Ethnicity
 Caucasian 518 (89.8%) 447 (93.5%) 0.03
 African American 23 (4.0%) 8 (1.7%)
 Asian 21 (3.6%) 8 (1.7%)
 Hispanic 13 (2.3%) 10 (2.1%)
 Other 2 (0.3%) 5 (1.0%)
Study Site
 Birmingham 80 (13.9%) 78 (16.3%) <0.001
 Minneapolis 107 (18.5%) 102 (21.3%)
 Palo Alto 71 (12.3%) 93 (19.5%)
 Pittsburgh 142 (24.6%) 66 (13.8%)
 Portland 84 (14.6%) 62 (13.0%)
 San Diego 93 (16.1%) 77 (16.1%)
BMI (kg/m2) 27.7 ± 4.0 26.3 ± 3.3 <0.001
Alcohol Drinks/Week 1.7 ± 1.6 2.0 ± 1.6 0.008
Osteoporosis 21 (3.6%) 15 (3.1%) 0.66
Calcium Use 147 (25.5%) 145 (30.3%) 0.08
Vitamin D Use 359 (62.2%) 310 (64.9%) 0.38
25OHD Level (ng/mL) 27.7 ± 8.4 29.7 ± 8.7 <0.001
Season of Vitamin D level
 Winter 179 (31.0%) 162 (33.9%) 0.04
 Spring 149 (25.8%) 105 (22.0%)
 Summer 151 (26.2%) 104 (21.8%)
 Fall 98 (17.0%) 107 (22.4%)
History of Fracture 26 (4.5%) 18 (3.8%) 0.55
History of Falls 187 (32.4%) 129 (27.0%) 0.06
Hypertension 267 (46.3%) 222 (46.4%) 0.96
COPD 28 (4.9%) 15 (3.1%) 0.16
Depression 34 (5.9%) 26 (5.4%) 0.74
PASE Score 149 ± 73 146 ± 72 0.51
Health Quality
 Excellent 192 (33.3%) 188 (39.3%) 0.12
 Good 323 (56.0%) 236 (49.4%)
 Fair 60 (10.4%) 49 (10.3%)
 Poor 1 (0.2%) 4 (0.8%)
 Very Poor 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%)
Testosterone Use 6 (1.0%) 3 (0.6%) 0.47
Androgen Deprivation Therapy Use 7 (1.2%) 2 (0.4%) 0.16
CRP Level (μg/mL) 3.0 ± 5.1 2.6 ± 6.8 0.30
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) 74.3 ± 16.6 72.1 ± 15.7 0.03
Epworth Sleepiness Scale 6.7 ± 3.8 5.3 ± 3.3 <0.001
Global PSQI Score 5.9 ± 3.4 5.2 ± 3.2 <0.001
Taking a Sleep Medication 71 (12.3%) 49 (10.3%) 0.30
Melatonin Use 7 (1.2%) 10 (2.1%) 0.26
aMT6s Level (ng/mg Cr) 10.2 ± 8.4 11.1 ± 8.5 0.11
Sleep Duration (hours)
 By Actigraphy 5.1 ± 0.8 7.4 ± 0.3 <0.001
 By Self-Report 6.5 ± 1.2 7.2 ± 1.1 <0.001
Sleep Duration Needed to Feel Rested (hours) 6.7 ± 1.1 7.3 ± 1.0 <0.001
Takes Naps Daily 122 (21.1%) 45 (9.4%) <0.001
Nap Duration by Actigraphy (minutes) 54.9 ± 49.5 53.3 ± 51.2 0.62
Nocturia
 None 31 (5.4%) 21 (4.4%) 0.54
 Once per Night 170 (29.5%) 149 (31.2%)
 Twice per Night 193 (33.4%) 141 (29.5%)
 Three or More Times per Night 183 (31.7%) 167 (34.9%)