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Table 1 Summary of descriptive data by age group and gender

From: Sleep hygiene awareness: its relation to sleep quality and diurnal preference

 

Young

Adult

Middle-aged

Total

Age

21.9 (SD = 1.8)

32.9 (SD = 5.7)

54.24 (SD = 5.6)

29.2 (SD = 10.9)

Gender

    

   Women

80.0% (N = 288)

66.8% (N = 147)

62.5% (N = 45)

73.6% (N = 480)

   Men

20.0% (N = 72)

33.2% (N = 73)

37.5% (N = 27)

26.4% (N = 172)

Sleep beliefs scale

8.6* (4.5)

9.7 (4.5)

10.1 (3.6)

9.2 (4.5)

   Women

9.3 (4.4)

10.4 (4.4)

10.5 (3.0)

9.7 (4.3)

   Men

6.3 (4.3)

8.4 (4.5)

9.4 (4.4)

7.7* (4.5)

Sleep condition indicator

11.6 (7.1)

12.8 (7.8)

11.6 (8.4)

12.0 (7.5)

   Women

12.3 (7.1)

13.1 (8.3)

12.4 (8.7)

12.5 (7.6)

   Men

8.8 (6.1)

12.3 (6.9)

10.1 (7.8)

10.4 (6.9)

Composite scale of morningness

32.7* (6.6)

36.3 (7.4)

40.9 (6.3)

34.8 (7.4)

   Women

32.5 (6.8)

36.5 (7.1)

41.0 (7.2)

34.5 (7.4)

   Men

33.5 (5.9)

36.1 (8.1)

40.9 (4.5)

35.7 (7.2)

  1. Significant differences are starred.