Table 1 Basic characteristics and sleep parameters of the study participants overall and by electroencephalogram-based sleep cluster.

From: Association between electroencephalogram-based sleep characteristics and physical health in the general adult population

Variables

Overall

(n = 100)

(i) Better sleep group

(n = 39)

(ii) Middle sleep group

(n = 46)

(iii) Worse sleep group

(n = 15)

P value comparing the 3 groups

Age (years), mean ± SD

44.0 ± 8.6

42.0 ± 9.4

45.2 ± 8.2

45.5 ± 7.0

0.1769

Sex (men), n (%)

50 (50.0)

13 (33.3)

27 (58.7)

10 (66.7)

0.0248

Body mass index, mean ± SD

22.2 ± 3.7

21.7 ± 3.6

22.0 ± 2.9

24.0 ± 5.8

0.1243

Smoking habit, n (%)

0.1653

 Non-smokers

75 (75.0)

34 (87.2)

32 (69.6)

9 (60.0)

 

 Past smokers

14 (14.0)

2 (5.1)a

9 (19.6)b

3 (20.0)c

 

 Current smokers

11 (11.0)

3 (7.7)

5 (10.9)

3 (20.0)

 

Drinking habit, n (%)

0.1238

 None

29 (29.0)

16 (41.0)

11 (23.9)

2 (13.3)

 

  ≤ 1 day/week

35 (35.0)

12 (30.8)

19 (41.3)

4 (26.7)

 

 2–5 days/week

19 (19.0)

8 (20.5)

7 (15.2)

4 (26.7)

 

  ≥ 6 days/week

17 (17.0)

3 (7.7)

9 (19.6)

5 (33.3)

 

3%ODI (times/hour), mean ± SD

7.3 ± 8.6

5.5 ± 7.4

7.3 ± 8.3

11.9 ± 11.0

0.0500

EEG-based parameters, mean ± SD

 Total sleep time (min)

348.6 ± 58.4

347.6 ± 52.0

348.4 ± 58.5

352.1 ± 75.6

0.9680

 Sleep efficiency (%)

90.8 ± 5.3

93.8 ± 3.0

90.2 ± 4.3

84.7 ± 7.2

 < 0.0001

 Sleep latency (min)

11.2 ± 9.7

7.9 ± 6.7

12.7 ± 9.9

15.4 ± 13.3

0.0142

 N1%

8.6 ± 4.8

5.7 ± 2.5

8.9 ± 3.2

15.1 ± 6.6

 < 0.0001

 N2%

54.2 ± 7.1

49.2 ± 5.5

58.2 ± 5.6

55.3 ± 7.4

 < 0.0001

 N3%

10.1 ± 7.7

17.0 ± 5.6

4.7 ± 3.9

8.8 ± 7.4

 < 0.0001

 REM%

26.9 ± 4.9

28.0 ± 4.2

28.2 ± 4.3

20.2 ± 3.0

 < 0.0001

 WASO (min)

24.4 ± 19.3

14.9 ± 9.5

25.0 ± 16.0

47.1 ± 27.6

 < 0.0001

 Arousal index (/hour)

11.8 ± 4.6

9.2 ± 3.0

11.4 ± 3.1

19.5 ± 3.6

 < 0.0001

 Sleep stage transitions (/hour)

7.7 ± 2.2

6.9 ± 1.5

7.3 ± 1.9

10.6 ± 2.2

 < 0.0001

  1. EEG electroencephalogram, SD standard deviation, ODI oxygen desaturation index, REM rapid eye movement, WASO wake after sleep onset.
  2. a2 participants quitted smoking ≥ 10 years ago.
  3. b6, 1, 1, and 1 participants quitted smoking ≥ 10, 7–9, 4–6, and 1–3 years ago, respectively.
  4. c2 and 1 participants quitted smoking 4–6 and 1–3 years ago, respectively.