Table 1 Characteristics of participants with/without insomnia (n = 546).

From: The mediation effects of nightmares and depression between insomnia and suicidal ideation in young adults

Variables

Over all

(n = 546)

Non-insomnia

(n = 300)

Insomnia

(n = 246)

F/χ2

p

Demographic questionnaire

Ā Age(years)

19.61 ± 1.33

19.50 ± 1.27

19.75 ± 1.38

4.75

0.030*

Ā Gender (%)

Ā Ā Ā 

0.13

0.715

Ā Ā Male

364 (66.7)

198 (36.3)

166 (30.4)

Ā Ā 

Ā Ā Female

182 (33.3)

102 (18.7)

80 (14.7)

Ā Ā 

Ā Orientation (%)

Ā Ā Ā 

1.41

0.235

Ā Ā Heterosexual

495 (90.7)

276 (50.5)

219 (40.1)

Ā Ā 

Ā Ā Other

51 (9.3)

24 (4.4)

27 (4.9)

Ā Ā 

Ā Race (%)

Ā Ā Ā 

8.12

0.150

Ā Ā White/Caucasian

407 (74.5)

232 (42.5)

175 (32.1)

Ā Ā 

Ā Ā Black/African American

22 (4.0)

13 (2.4)

9 (1.6)

Ā Ā 

Ā Ā Native American/Alaska Native

11 (2.0)

6 (1.1)

5 (0.9)

Ā Ā 

Ā Ā Multiracial

28 (5.1)

9 (1.6)

19 (3.5)

Ā Ā 

Ā Ā Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

1 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

Ā Ā 

Ā Ā Asian American

77 (14.1)

39 (7.1)

38 (7.0)

Ā Ā 

Ā Ethnicity (%)

Ā Ā Ā 

2.13

0.144

Ā Ā Non- Hispanic

364 (66.7)

208 (38.1)

156 (28.6)

Ā Ā 

Ā Ā Hispanic

182 (33.3)

92 (16.8)

90 (16.5)

Ā Ā 

Ā Education (%)

Ā Ā Ā 

0.27

0.604

Ā Ā College or more

26 (4.8)

13 (2.4)

13 (2.4)

Ā Ā 

Ā Ā High school or less

520 (95.2)

287 (52.6)

233 (42.7)

Ā Ā 

Ā Income (%)

Ā Ā Ā 

4.93

0.177

Ā Ā < 25,000 dollars

345 (63.2)

185 (33.9)

160 (29.3)

Ā Ā 

Ā Ā 25,000–200000dollars

44 (8.1)

25 (4.6)

19 (3.5)

Ā Ā 

Ā Ā > 200000dollars

13 (2.4)

11 (2.0)

2 (0.4)

Ā Ā 

Ā Ā No report

144 (26.4)

79 (14.5)

65 (11.9)

Ā Ā 

Ā Behavior characteristics

Ā Ā Drink alcohol (%)

Ā Ā Ā 

3.04

0.081

Ā Ā No

233 (42.7)

118 (21.6)

115 (21.1)

Ā Ā 

Ā Ā Yes

313 (57.3)

182 (33.3)

131 (24.0)

Ā Ā 

Ā Drink caffeinated products (%)

Ā Ā Ā 

0.12

0.727

Ā Ā No

56 (10.3)

32 (5.9)

24 (4.4)

Ā Ā 

Ā Ā Yes

490 (89.7)

268 (49.1)

222 (40.7)

Ā Ā 

Ā Use marijuana/cannabis (%)

Ā Ā Ā 

0.16

0.692

Ā Ā No

404 (74.0)

224 (41.0)

180 (33.0)

Ā Ā 

Ā Ā Yes

142 (26.0)

76 (13.9)

66 (12.1)

Ā Ā 

Ā Current smoking (%)

Ā Ā Ā 

1.78

0.183

Ā Ā No

465 (85.2)

261 (47.8)

204 (37.4)

Ā Ā 

Ā Ā Yes

81 (14.8)

39 (7.1)

42 (7.7)

Ā Ā 

Ā DDNSI scores

4.77 ± 5.85

3.63 ± 4.80

6.15 ± 6.68

4.53

 < 0.001***

Ā CESD scores

17.77 ± 10.73

13.67 ± 8.76

22.76 ± 10.80

9.75

 < 0.001***

Ā C-SSRS scores

0.48 ± 1.01

0.29 ± 0.74

0.71 ± 1.23

4.39

 < 0.001***

  1. DDNSI, Disturbing Dream and Nightmare Severity Index; CESD, Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression; C-SSRS, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale.
  2. Variables using percentage are reported as a chi-square test between with/without insomnia. Age was tested using a one-way variance test between two groups, and all other data using the Man-Whitney rank sum test. All data were reported as Mean ± SD. *p <0 .05, ** p < 0.01, ***p <0 .001.
  3. Significance values are bold.