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. 2022 May 19;12(5):722–738. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v12.i5.722

Table 5.

Comparison of insomnia related characteristics between without depression and with depression groups, n (%)

Indicator
Status
Without depression
With depression
P value
Years of insomnia 5.21 ± 6.06 7.35 ± 7.48 < 0.001
Western medicine treatment Yes 102 (53.68) 143 (64.71) 0.02
No 88 (46.32) 78 (35.29)
Chinese medicine treatment Yes 82 (43.16) 143 (64.71) < 0.001
No 108 (56.84) 78 (35.29)
Psychotherapy Yes 6 (3.16) 25 (11.31) 0.002
No 184 (96.84) 196 (88.69)
Kinds of insomnia Difficult to fall asleep 89 (46.84) 140 (63.35) < 0.001
Difficult to deep sleep 20 (10.53) 16 (7.24)
Easy to wake up 53 (27.89) 36 (16.29)
Wake up early 28 (14.74) 29 (13.12)
Events related to insomnia Work pressure 42 (22.11) 40 (18.1) 0.10
Family life 58 (30.53) 66 (29.86)
Disease related 49 (25.79) 82 (37.1)
Sleep environment 37 (19.47) 31 (14.03)
Interpersonal communication 4 (2.11) 2 (0.9)
Treatment expected to treat insomnia Western medicine 53 (27.89) 36 (16.29) < 0.001
Traditional Chinese Medicine 97 (51.05) 133 (60.18)
Psychotherapy 14 (7.37) 36 (16.29)
Other 26 (13.68) 16 (7.24)
Traditional Chinese medicine foot bath Yes 50 (26.32) 49 (22.17) 0.33
No 140 (73.68) 172 (77.83)
Acupressure Yes 51 (26.84) 50 (22.62) 0.32
No 139 (73.16) 171 (77.38)
Psychological counseling Yes 1 (0.53) 19 (8.6) < 0.001
No 189 (99.47) 202 (91.4)
Medicated diet Yes 16 (8.42) 28 (12.67) 0.17
No 174 (91.58) 193 (87.33)
Tai Chi Yes 11 (5.79) 5 (2.26) 0.07
No 179 (94.21) 216 (97.74)
Traditional Chinese medicine Yes 93 (48.95) 120 (54.3) 0.28
No 97 (51.05) 101 (45.7)
Other traditional Chinese medicine Yes 17 (8.95) 16 (7.24) 0.53
No 173 (91.05) 205 (92.76)
Habit of 1 hour before bed Electronic products 79 (41.58) 125 (56.56) < 0.001
Reading news or papers 31 (16.32) 22 (9.95)
Chat 7 (3.68) 10 (4.52)
Fitness 0 (0) 1 (0.45)
None 12 (6.32) 26 (11.76)
Watch TV 61 (32.11) 37 (16.74)
Habit of drinking tea Yes 57 (30) 81 (36.65) 0.16
No 133 (70) 140 (63.35)
Habit of drinking coffee Yes 38 (20) 35 (15.84) 0.27
No 152 (80) 186 (84.16)
Habit of drinking spirits Yes 3 (1.58) 10 (4.52) 0.09
No 187 (98.42) 211 (95.48)
Habit of smoking Yes 24 (12.63) 19 (8.6) 0.18
No 166 (87.37) 202 (91.4)
Habit of lunch break Yes 52 (27.37) 82 (37.1) < 0.001
No 138 (72.63) 139 (62.9)