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. 2021 Aug 23;98(3):248–255. doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2021.07.002

Table 2.

Sleep characteristics from adults and children.

Variable N (%)
Adults (n = 577)
Poor Sleep Quality (PSQI global score ≥ 5) 405 (70,1%)
 Poor sleep quality 86 (14,9%)
 Poor sleep latency 454 (78,6%)
 Poor sleep duration 248 (42,9%)
 Poor sleep efficiency 182 (31,5%)
 Difficulty falling asleep 398 (68,9%)
 Use of sleeping medication 76 (13,1%)
 Daytime dysfunction 340 (58,9%)
Abnormal ESS
 Mild or excessive daytime sleepiness 14 (2,4%)
0-3 years (n = 215)
Abnormal BISQ 126 (58,6%)
 More than 3 nocturnal awakenings 50 (23,1%)
 Nocturnal wakefulness 85 (39,4%)
 Total sleep time <9h 66 (30,7%)
4-12 years (n = 292)
Abnormal SDSC 81 (27,7%)
 Disorders of initiating and maintaining sleep 99 (33,9%)
 Sleep breathing disorders 15 (5,1%)
 Disorders of arousal 27 (9,2%)
 Sleep-wake transition disorders 54 (18,5%)
 Excessive daytime sleepiness 29 (9,9%)
 Sleep hyperhidrosis 30 (10,3%)
13-17 years (n = 150)
 Poor Sleep Quality (PSQI global score ≥ 5) 85 (56,6%)

BISQ, Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire; ESS, Epworth Sleepiness Scale; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; SDSC, Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children.