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. 2005 Mar 18;14(4):124–128. doi: 10.2188/jea.14.124

Table 2. Association between sleep duration and all-cause mortality: crude mortality rate and adjusted hazard ratios.

Sex Sleep duration
(hours/day)
Crude mortality rate
(per 1000 person-years)
HR-age
(95% confidence interval)
HR-all
(95% confidence interval)
Males - 5.9 15.6 2.3 (1.3-3.9) 2.4 (1.3-4.2)
6.0 - 6.9  6.0 1.1 (0.7-1.8) 1.1 (0.7-1.8)
7.0 - 7.9  5.9 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
8.0 - 8.9  6.8 1.0 (0.7-1.3) 0.9 (0.6-1.2)
9.0 - 12.7 1.3 (0.9-1.8) 1.1 (0.8-1.6)
 
Females - 5.9  1.9 0.8 (0.3-2.2) 0.7 (0.2-2.3)
6.0 - 6.9  3.1 1.3 (0.8-2.0) 1.3 (0.8-2.1)
7.0 - 7.9  2.6 1.0 (reference) 1.0 (reference)
8.0 - 8.9  3.7 1.0 (0.7-1.5) 1.1 (0.8-1.6)
9.0 -  7.9 1.5 (1.0-2.3) 1.5 (1.0-2.4)

HR-age : hazard ratios adjusted for age.

HR-all : hazard ratios adjusted for age, systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, body mass index, smoking habits, alcohol drinking habits, education, and marital status.