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Table 1 Characteristics of the study subjects (N = 283)

From: Subjective sleep quality and association with depression syndrome, chronic diseases and health-related physical fitness in the middle-aged and elderly

  

Quality of sleep

p value

Variable

n (%)

Good n (%)

Poor n (%)

Age (years) (59 ± 7.3)

   

0.020#

  < 65

227 (80.2)

161 (70.9)

66 (29.1)

 

 65 ~ 74

45 (15.9)

38 (54.4)

7 (15.6)

 

  ≥ 75

11 (3.9)

5 (45.5)

6 (54.5)

 

Sex

   

0.317

 Male

60 (21.2)

47 (78.3)

13 (21.7)

 

 Female

223 (78.8)

157 (71.2)

66 (22.6)

 

Religious beliefs

   

0.513

 No

61 (21.6)

46 (75.4)

15 (24.6)

 

  sYes

222 (78.4)

158 (71.2)

64 (28.8)

 

Smoking history

   

0.284

 No

268 (94.7)

195 (72.8)

73 (27.2)

 

 Yes

15 (5.3)

9 (60.0)

6 (40.0)

 

Alcohol consumption

   

0.048

 No

232 (82.0)

162 (69.8)

70 (30.2)

 

 At least once a week

51 (18.0)

42 (82.4)

9 (17.6)

 

Tea consumption

   

0.407

 No

116 (41.0)

85 (73.3)

31 (26.7)

 

 At least once a week

167 (59.0)

119 (72.3)

48 (28.7)

 

Coffee consumption

   

0.521

 No

110 (38.9)

79 (71.8)

31 (28.2)

 

 At least once a week

173 (61.1)

125 (72.3)

48 (27.7)

 

Regular exercise

   

0.526

 No

143 (50.5)

101 (70.6)

42 (29.4)

 

 Yes

140 (49.5)

103 (73.6)

37 (26.4)

 

Chronic disease a

   

0.025

 No

121 (42.8)

95 (78.5)

26 (21.5)

 

 Yes

162 (57.2)

109 (67.3)

53 (32.7)

 

Heart disease

   

0.017

 No

250 (88.3)

186 (74.4)

64 (25.6)

 

 Yes

33 (11.7)

18 (54.5)

15 (45.5)

 

Arthritis

   

0.002

 No

258 (91.2)

193 (74.8)

65 (25.2)

 

 Yes

25 (8.8)

11 (44.0)

14 (56.0)

 

Physical activity b (Mets)

   

0.949#

 Low

15 (5.7)

11 (73.3)

4 (26.7)

 

 Moderate

135 (51.1)

95 (70.4)

40 (29.6)

 

 High

114 (43.2)

83 (72.8)

31 (27.2)

 

Depressive symptoms c

   

0.004

 No

264 (94.0)

195 (73.9)

69 (26.1)

 

 Yes

17 (6.0)

7 (41.2)

10 (58.8)

 
  1. a Chronic diseases included heart disease, arthritis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, lung disease, peptic ulcers, liver disease, osteoporosis, gout, and cataracts. Heart disease and arthritis were significant, while the others were not. b mean ± standard deviation: 4129.72 ± 4811.94; c CES-D score:2.74 ± 4.02. # Fisher’s exact test. Mets, metabolic equivalents