TABLE 2.
Median, Quartile 1 (Q1) and Quartile 3 (Q3) of the Pittsburgh sleep quality index, International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire, and updating orientation results by age (young adults ≤40 years versus middle age >40 years).
| Comparisons by age group | ||||
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| ≤40 years (n = 42) Median (Q1–Q3) | >40 years (n = 39) Median (Q1–Q3) | Z value | Bilateral p value | |
| Pittsburgh sleep quality index | ||||
| Sleep Efficiency | 1 (1–2) | 2 (1–3) | −2.216 | 0.030 |
| Sleep Latency | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) | −0.325 | 0.759 |
| Sleep Quality | 3 (2–3) | 3 (2–5) | −2.275 | 0.025 |
| Total score | 5 (3–7) | 6 (4–9) | −2.270 | 0.023 |
| International Physical Activity Questionnaire (met-minutes per week) | ||||
| Vigorous activity | 960 (0–1920) | 80 (0–960) | 1.377 | 0.191 |
| Moderate activity | 360 (0–840) | 0 (0–720) | 1.685 | 0.113 |
| Walking | 693 (198–1386) | 380 (99–693) | 1.707 | 0.089 |
| Total activity | 2492 (678–4095) | 990 (405–3135) | 1.722 | 0.086 |
| Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale | ||||
| Anxiety score | 3.5 (1–6) | 3 (0–7) | 0.418 | 0.682 |
| Depression score | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–3) | −0.616 | 0.556 |
| Total score | 4.5 (2–9) | 5 (1–11) | 0.123 | 0.906 |
| Motion sickness susceptibility questionnaire | ||||
| As a child (before age 12) | 3 (1.1–5.1) | 1.1 (0–4) | 2.635 | 0.008 |
| Over the last 10 years | 2 (0–3.3) | 0 (0–1.8) | 2.924 | 0.004 |
| Total score | 4.75 (2–9) | 2 (0–5.5) | 2.964 | 0.002 |
| Updating Orientation Test | ||||
| Average estimation error | ||||
| First set of rotations | 18° (9°–27°) | 18° (9°–27°) | 0.587 | 0.575 |
| Second set of rotations | 18° (9°–27°) | 18° (9°–27°) | 0.222 | 0.832 |
| All rotations | 18° (9°–22.5°) | 13.5° (9°–27°) | 0.497 | 0.628 |
| 45° rotations | 11.2° (11.2°–22.5°) | 11.2° (0°–22.5°) | −0.468 | 0.655 |
| 90° rotations | 18° (9°–27°) | 18° (9°–18°) | 0.722 | 0.489 |
| 135° rotation | 22.5 (0°–45°) | 0° (0°–45°) | 0.179 | 0.876 |
| Total correct estimations | 7 (5–8) | 7 (5–8) | −0.311 | 0.759 |
Comparisons were performed using Mann-Whitney U test. Significant values are highlighted in bold.