Table 1.
Differences between hospitalised patients with and without a prior history of insomnia at a tertiary care centre in Lebanon (N = 134)
| Variable | Hospitalised patients, n (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Without a prior history of insomnia (n = 75) | With a prior history of insomnia* (n = 59) | ||
| Mean age in years ± SD | 52.37 ± 18.41 | 55.12 ± 16.27 | 0.554 |
| Mean BMI in kg/m2 ± SD | 28.15 ± 4.92 | 25.85 ± 4.28 | 0.006† |
| Mean hospital stay ± SD | |||
| Assumed hospital stay in days | 6.16 ± 3.51 | 6.68 ± 4.53 | 0.893 |
| Actual hospital stay in days | 4.07 ± 2.99 | 4.49 ± 3.46 | 0.674 |
| Gender | 0.775 | ||
| Male | 35 (54.7) | 29 (45.3) | |
| Female | 40 (57.1) | 30 (42.9) | |
| Type of insurance | 0.340 | ||
| No coverage | 4 (80) | 1 (20) | |
| COOP | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) | |
| Army | 14 (56) | 11 (44) | |
| MOPH | 5 (50) | 5 (50) | |
| NSSF | 23 (50) | 23 (50) | |
| Private | 26 (66.7) | 13 (33.3) | |
| Monthly salary in USD | 0.289 | ||
| None | 29 (58) | 21 (42) | |
| <1,000 | 22 (66.7) | 11 (33.3) | |
| 1,000–2,000 | 22 (45.8) | 26 (54.2) | |
| >2,000 | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | |
| Education level | 0.447 | ||
| Illiterate/primary school | 5 (38.5) | 8 (61.5) | |
| Elementary | 7 (46.7) | 8 (53.3) | |
| Secondary | 19 (59.4) | 13 (40.6) | |
| University | 44 (59.5) | 30 (40.5) | |
| Hospital ward | 0.276 | ||
| Surgery | 11 (45.8) | 13 (54.2) | |
| Cardiology | 7 (38.9) | 11 (61.1) | |
| Internal medicine | 20 (57.1) | 15 (42.9) | |
| First-class | 17 (77.3) | 5 (22.7) | |
| ICU | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | |
| Gynaecology/obstetrics | 15 (60) | 10 (40) | |
| Haematology/oncology | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | |
| Type of hospital room | 0.056 | ||
| Single-bed | 28 (68.3) | 13 (31.7) | |
| Shared | 47 (50.5) | 46 (49.5) | |
SD = standard deviation; BMI = body mass index; COOP = Cooperative insurance; MOPH = Ministry of Public Health; NSSF = National Social Security Fund; USD = United States dollars; ICU = intensive care unit.
*
Assessed using an Arabic version of the 19-item Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scale.22,23 Scores of ≥5 were considered indicative of a past history of insomnia.22
†
Statistically significant at P <0.050.