Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the four groups according to weekend catch-up sleep. All values are expressed as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

From: Effect of weekend catch-up sleep on high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels according to bedtime inconsistency: a population-based cross-sectional study

Characteristics

No-WCS (n = 10,309)

Moderate WCS (n = 5044)

Severe WCS (n = 1355)

Inverse WCS (n = 957)

p-value

Age, mean ± SD

54.25 ± 17.68

41.12 ± 16.29

34.39 ± 16.63

46.79 ± 18.01

 < 0.001

Age group

< 20

402 (3.90)

646 (12.81)

359 (26.49)

68 (7.11)

 < 0.001

≥ 20 and < 40

1942 (18.84)

1646 (32.63)

471 (34.76)

300 (31.35)

 

≥ 40 and < 65

4488 (43.53)

2356 (46.71)

464 (34.24)

410 (42.84)

 

≥ 65 and over

3477 (33.73)

396 (7.85)

61 (4.50)

179 (18.70)

 

Sex

Men

4698 (45.57)

2197 (43.56)

621 (45.83)

432 (45.14)

0.112

Women

5611 (54.43)

2847 (56.44)

734 (54.17)

525 (54.86)

 

BMI, mean ± SD

24.04 ± 3.52

23.54 ± 3.69

23.21 ± 3.92

24.18 ± 3.79

 < 0.001

Household income level

Low

2432 (23.66)

486 (9.65)

129 (9.56)

155 (16.2)

 < 0.001

Medium–low

2563 (24.94)

1131 (22.46)

332 (24.59)

240 (25.08)

 

Medium–high

2607 (25.37)

1562 (31.02)

437 (32.37)

315 (32.92)

 

High

2675 (26.03)

1857 (36.87)

452 (33.48)

247 (25.81)

 

Marital status

Yes

8783 (85.2)

3474 (68.87)

652 (48.12)

731 (76.38)

 < 0.001

No

1526 (14.8)

1570 (31.13)

703 (51.88)

226 (23.62)

 

Employment status

Employed

5448 (52.85)

3258 (64.59)

833 (61.48)

588 (61.44)

 < 0.001

Unemployed or economically inactive

4657 (45.17)

1535 (30.43)

429 (31.66)

333 (34.80)

 

Not applicable (< 15 year)

196 (1.9)

250 (4.96)

93 (6.86)

35 (3.66)

 

Unknown/no response

8 (0.08)

1 (0.02)

0 (0)

1 (0.1)

 

Degree of perceived stress

Extreme

460 (4.46)

203 (4.02)

78 (5.76)

61 (6.37)

 < 0.001

Very

2106 (20.43)

1185 (23.49)

384 (28.34)

227 (23.72)

 

Somewhat

5665 (54.95)

2989 (59.26)

734 (54.17)

511 (53.40)

 

A little

2042 (19.81)

662 (13.12)

156 (11.51)

156 (16.30)

 

Unknown/no response

36 (0.35)

5 (0.1)

3 (0.22)

2 (0.21)

 

Smoking status

 

Non-smoker

6210 (60.24)

3397 (67.35)

904 (66.72)

583 (60.92)

 < 0.001

Ex-smoker

2362 (22.91)

845 (16.75)

165 (12.18)

154 (16.09)

 

Current smoker

1707 (16.56)

796 (15.78)

283 (20.89)

219 (22.88)

 

Unknown/no response

30 (0.29)

6 (0.12)

3 (0.22)

1 (0.1)

 

Binge alcohol consumption

Occasional (< 1 time/week)

5196 (50.4)

2855 (56.6)

719 (53.06)

487 (50.89)

 < 0.001

Frequent (≥ 1 time/week)

1701 (16.5)

843 (16.71)

235 (17.34)

188 (19.64)

 

Unknown/no response

3412 (33.1)

1346 (26.69)

401 (29.59)

282 (29.47)

 

Medium-intensity physical activity

Yes

633 (6.14)

485 (9.62)

164 (12.1)

86 (8.99)

 < 0.001

No

9467 (91.83)

4201 (83.29)

986 (72.77)

841 (87.88)

 

Unknown/no response

209 (2.03)

358 (7.1)

205 (15.13)

30 (3.13)

 

Sleep duration, mean ± SD

Total

7.23 ± 1.36

7.25 ± 1.12

7.05 ± 1.3

7.41 ± 1.25

 < 0.001

Weekday

7.22 ± 1.36

6.81 ± 1.13

5.95 ± 1.35

7.82 ± 1.28

 < 0.001

Weekend

7.26 ± 1.37

8.35 ± 1.17

9.81 ± 1.48

6.39 ± 1.31

 < 0.001

Bedtime inconsistency

Consistent

9853(95.58)

4498(89.18)

1045(77.12)

555(57.99)

 < 0.001

Inconsistent

456(4.42)

546(10.82)

310(22.88)

402(42.01)

 

High risk for CVD

Yes

4280 (41.52)

1019 (20.2)

195 (14.39)

312 (32.6)

 < 0.001

No

5679 (55.09)

3436 (68.12)

833 (61.48)

595 (62.17)

 

Unknown/no response

350 (3.4)

589 (11.68)

327 (24.13)

50 (5.22)

 

Cancer

Yes

604 (5.86)

152 (3.01)

23 (1.7)

39 (4.08)

 < 0.001

No

9355 (90.75)

4303 (85.31)

1005 (74.17)

867 (90.6)

 

Unknown/no response

350 (3.4)

589 (11.68)

327 (24.13)

51 (5.33)

 
  1. WCS weekend catch-up sleep, BMI body mass index, SD standard deviation, CVD cardiovascular disease.