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. 2022 Sep 15;19:E60. doi: 10.5888/pcd19.220060

Table 1. Descriptive Statistics of Predictive Factors and Criterion Variable Among College Students, 2 Midwestern Universities, 2019a .

Variable Total No Insomnia Insomnia P value
Total 330 (100) 243 (73.6) 87 (26.4) NA
Age, mean (SD), y 24.4 (4.4) 25.1 (4.6) 23.7 (3.7) .084b
Sex
Male 109 (33.0) 93 (38.3) 16 (18.4) .001c , d
Female 221 (67.0) 150 (61.7) 71 (81.6)
Race
White 296 (89.7) 223 (91.8) 73 (83.9) .04c , e
All othersf 34 (10.3) 20 (8.2) 14 (16.1)
Marital status
Not married 311 (94.2) 226 (93.0) 85 (97.7) .29g
Married 19 (5.8) 17 (7.0) 2 (2.3)
Level of education
Undergraduate 206 (62.4) 149 (61.3) 57 (65.5) .49c
Professional or graduate 124 (37.6) 94 (38.7) 30 (34.5)
Employed
No 178 (53.9) 132 (54.3) 46 (52.9) .82
Yes 152 (46.1) 111 (45.7) 41 (47.1)
Physical activity
<2 d/wk 48 (14.5) 30 (12.3) 18 (20.7) .06c
≥2 d/wk 282 (85.5) 213 (87.7) 69 (79.3)
Caffeine consumption
<6 cups/d 298 (90.3) 221 (90.9) 77 (88.5) .56g
≥6 cups/d 20 (6.1) 16 (6.6) 4 (4.6)
Alcohol use
Not at all 116 (35.2) 88 (36.2) 28 (32.2) .19
Some days or every day 214 (64.8) 155 (63.8) 59 (67.8)
Smoking status
Not at all 310 (93.9) 229 (94.2) 81 (93.1) .49g
Every day and some days 20 (6.1) 14 (5.8) 6 (6.9)
Chronic non–mental health conditions
0 230 (69.7) 179 (73.7) 51 (58.6) <.001c , h
1 72 (21.8) 52 (21.4) 20 (23.0)
≥2 28 (8.5) 12 (4.9) 16 (18.4)
Anxiety
No 236 (71.5) 181 (74.5) 55 (63.2) .05c , e
Yes 94 (28.5) 62 (25.5) 32 (36.8)
Depression
No 192 (58.2) 173 (71.2) 19 (21.8) <.001c , h
Yes 136 (41.2) 68 (28.0) 68 (78.2)
ADHD
No 276 (83.6) 222 (91.4) 54 (62.1) <.001c , h
Yes 52 (15.8) 21 (8.6) 31 (35.6)
Depression and ADHD
No 286 (86.7) 227 (93.4) 59 (67.8) < .001c , h
Yes 40 (12.1) 14 (5.8) 26 (29.9)
Depression and anxiety
No 280 (84.8) 217 (89.3) 63 (72.4) <.001c , h
Yes 48 (14.5) 24 (9.9) 24 (27.6)
Anxiety and ADHD
No 314 (95.2) 239 (98.4) 75 (86.2) .001c , d
Yes 14 (4.2) 4 (1.6) 10 (11.5)

Abbreviations: ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; NA, not applicable.

a

Data are number (percentage) unless otherwise specified. Numbers may not add to total because of missing data.

b

Independent t test.

c

Pearson χ2.

d

P value between .001 and <.01.

e

P value between .01 and <.05.

f

All other races included Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and any other racial group.

g

Fisher exact test.

h

P < .001.