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Table 3 Association between demographic factors and sleep disturbances (n = 420)

From: A cross-sectional study on sleep disturbances and associated factors among nurses

Variables

Participants with/without sleep disturbances

Without

With

Without

With

a/b-value

p

Mean (SD)

n (%)

  

Age (years)

    

4.223a

.05

  ≤ 30

  

92 (47.7)

101 (52.3)

  

  > 30

  

131 (57.7)

96 (42.3)

  

Gender

    

.156a

.735

 Male

  

54 (51.4)

51 (48.6)

  

 Female

  

169 (53.7)

146 (46.3)

Marital status

    

.119a

.765

 Single/divorced/widowed

  

88 (52.1)

81 (47.9)

  

 Married

  

135 (53.8)

116 (46.2)

Education level

    

.127a

.766

 Diploma/Associate

  

134 (53.8)

115 (46.2)

  

 Bachelor’s/Graduate

  

89 (52.0)

82 (48.0)

Self-rated health condition

    

10.878a

.001

 Very good/Good

  

176 (58.1)

127 (51.9)

  

 Fair/bad/very bad

  

47 (40.2)

70 (59.8)

Work experience (years)

    

2.588a

.119

  ≤ 10

  

142 (50.4)

140 (49.6)

  

  > 10

  

81 (58.7)

57 (41.3)

Shift work

    

1.173a

.309

 No

  

60 (57.7)

44 (42.3)

  

 Yes

  

163 (51.6)

153 (48.4)

Perceived stress (PSS-10)

15.37 (4.25)

19.11 (3.41)

  

−9.98b

< .001

Quality of life (SF-12)

 PCS

69.19 (20.21)

55.48 (22.81)

  

6.483b

< .001

 MCS

63.70 (16.01)

53.83 (16.65)

  

6.19b

< .001

  1. SD standard deviation, PSS-10 Perceived Stress Scale, SF-12 Short form, PCS Physical component domain, MCS Mental component domain
  2. aResults of chi-square test (χ2)
  3. bResults of the t-test