Table 2.
Bivariate analysis of factors associated with new-onset insomnia among hospitalised patients without a prior history of insomnia at a tertiary care centre in Lebanon (N = 75)
| Variable | Hospitalised patients, n (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Without new-onset insomnia (n = 9) | With new-onset insomnia* (n = 66) | ||
| Mean age in years ± SD | 51.00 ± 17.03 | 52.56 ± 18.70 | 0.769 |
| Mean BMI in kg/m2 ± SD | 27.45 ± 5.45 | 28.25 ± 4.88 | 0.068 |
| Mean hospital stay ± SD | |||
| Assumed hospital stay in days | 6.00 ± 7.26 | 5.94 ± 2.91 | 0.234 |
| Actual hospital stay in days | 4.44 ± 5.57 | 3.99 ± 2.50 | 0.514 |
| Mean number of awakenings per night ± SD | 0.78 ± 1.09 | 3.85 ± 2.80 | <0.001† |
| Gender | >0.999 | ||
| Male | 3 (10.7) | 25 (89.3) | |
| Female | 6 (12.8) | 41 (87.2) | |
| Insurance | 0.407 | ||
| No | 1 (25) | 3 (75) | |
| Yes | 8 (11.3) | 63 (88.7) | |
| Monthly salary in USD | 0.423 | ||
| None | 5 (20.8) | 19 (79.2) | |
| <1,000 | 1 (4.5) | 21 (95.5) | |
| 1,000–2,000 | 3 (11.5) | 23 (88.5) | |
| >2,000 | 0 (0) | 3 (100) | |
| Education level | 0.259 | ||
| Illiterate/primary | 2 (40) | 3 (60) | |
| Elementary | 0 (0) | 7 (100) | |
| Secondary | 2 (10.5) | 17 (89.5) | |
| University | 5 (11.4) | 39 (88.6) | |
| Hospital ward | 0.167 | ||
| Surgery | 0 (0) | 12 (100) | |
| Cardiology | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) | |
| Internal medicine | 2 (13.3) | 13 (86.7) | |
| First-class | 3 (25) | 9 (75) | |
| ICU | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | |
| Gynaecology/obstetrics | 1 (5.3) | 18 (94.7) | |
| Haematology/oncology | 0 (0) | 6 (100) | |
| Type of hospital room | 0.011† | ||
| Single-bed | 7 (25.0) | 21 (75.0) | |
| Shared | 2 (4.3) | 45 (95.7) | |
| Self-reported nocturnal toilet use | 0.407 | ||
| No | 8 (11.3) | 63 (88.7) | |
| Yes | 1 (25) | 3 (75) | |
| Night oxygen use | >0.999 | ||
| No | 8 (12.1) | 58 (87.9) | |
| Yes | 1 (11.1) | 8 (88.9) | |
| Cardiac monitoring | >0.999 | ||
| No | 9 (12.3) | 64 (87.7) | |
| Yes | 0 (0) | 2 (100) | |
| In-hospital sedative use | >0.999 | ||
| No | 9 (12.7) | 62 (87.3) | |
| Yes | 0 (0) | 4 (100) | |