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. 2021 Jun 3;21:229. doi: 10.1186/s12905-021-01375-5

Table 3.

Association between sleep quality, socio-demographic and clinical characteristics

Median (Q1–Q3) r p value
Socio-demographic characteristics
Sleep quality (PSQI)
Age 52.50 (40.25–60) − 0.32 0.001
Marital status
 Married 7 (4–15) 0.006
 Single/divorced/widow 13 (7–17)
Have children
 No 17 (12–17) 0.04
 Yes 7 (4–14)
Medical coverage system
 RAmed 12 (7–17) 0.000
 CNOPS/CNSS 4 (2–7)
Living area
 Rural 13.5 (7–17) 0.102
 Urban 11.5 (4–16)
Educational level
 None 12 (6–16) 0.759
 Compulsory school, higher educational degrees 12 (4.75–16.75)
Working status
 Housewives/retired 10.5 (6–16) 0.001
 Workers 17 (13–17)
Socio economic status
 Poor 12 (7–17) 0.001
 Good 4 (3–7)
Clinical characteristics
Surgery
 Hysterectomy 11 (6–16) 0.111
 Oophorectomy 15 (7–17)
Tumor stage
 T1 7 (5–16) 0.689
 T2 14.5 (4–15.75)
 T3 12 (7–17)
Time since diagnosis
 < 1 an 13 (7–17) 0.030
 ≥ 1 an 7 (4–15)
Antineoplastic treatment
 One treatment 7 (4–15) 0.299
 Two treatment 8 (4–17)
 Three treatment 2 (2–2)
Disease recurrence
 No 12 (6–16) 0.476
 Yes 15 (7–17)

Values in bold: Significant association (p value < 0.05)

PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Q1–Q3 interquartile interval

p value obtained with Mann–Whitney U-test and Kruskal–Wallis test