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. 2022 Sep 14;7(5):e1034. doi: 10.1097/PR9.0000000000001034

Table 1.

Characteristics of the study participants according to the status of depressive symptoms and sleep disturbance.

Overall Neither condition (n = 876) Depressive symptoms alone (n = 152) Sleep disturbance alone (n = 208) Both conditions (n = 138)
Age, y, mean (SD) 70.7 (3.0) 70.5 (3.0) 70.8 (3.1) 71.2 (2.9)* 71.2 (3.1)
Women, % 48.8 46.4 52.6 50.0 58.0*
Educational level, <10 y, % 13.9 11.0 18.4* 19.2* 19.6*
Employment status, employed, % 35.9 38.1 35.5 33.2 26.8*
Subjective economic status, low, % 51.8 46.4 64.2 55.1* 67.7
Comorbidities % 69.1 66.8 74.3 70.2 76.1*
 Osteoporosis, % 7.9 7.0 10.5 9.1 9.4
 Hypertension, % 42.4 42.2 40.8 45.2 41.3
 Hyperlipidemia, % 30.4 29.2 30.3 29.8 38.4*
 Diabetes mellitus, % 16.2 15.9 15.8 16.8 18.1
 Stroke, % 4.7 3.4 7.9* 6.7* 5.8
 Cardiovascular disease, % 11.4 9.9 11.2 14.4 16.7*
Current smoking, % 9.9 9.9 12.5 8.2 9.5
Current drinking, % 51.1 53.0 48.7 48.1 45.7
Regular exercise, ≥3 times/wk, % 65.1 66.6 65.1 66.0 54.7*
Living alone, % 10.3 9.7 12.6 12.0 8.7
No. of communications with someone per month, none, % 17.3 15.8 23.7* 15.4 22.5
Experiences of bereavement, % 46.7 45.4 43.4 49.5 54.4
*

P < 0.05.

P < 0.001 vs neither-condition group.