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Table 1 The summary of socio demographics, general, sleep characteristics of the total study population as well as the “no sleepiness”, “severe sleepiness”, and “excessive sleepiness” groups

From: Self-perceived sleepiness in emergency training physicians: prevalence and relationship with quality of life

Variables

n (%), mean ± SD

No sleepiness n = 20

Excessive sleepiness n = 32

Severe sleepiness n = 29

P

Sociodemographics characteristics

     

Age (per years)

26.1 ± 3.4

26.9 ± 4

26.2 ± 3.5

26.1 ± 3.2

0.33

Sex

    

0.04

Male

49(60.5)

16(80)

20(62.5)

13(44.8)

 

Female

32(39.5)

4(20)

12(37.5)

16(55.2)

 

Marital status

    

0.92

Married

14(17.3)

3(15)

6(18.8)

5(17.2)

 

Unmarried

67(82.7)

17(85)

26(81.3)

24(82.8)

 

Had children

     

Yes

4(21.8)

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General characteristics

     

Training year

    

0.01

First year

58

10(17.2)

22(38)

26(44.8)

 

Second year and more

22

9(41)

10(45.5)

3(13.6)

 

Work hours (per day)

8.5 ± 2.3

8.7 ± 2.3

8.1 ± 2.3

8.6 ± 2.3

0.61

Tabac

    

0.09

Yes

7(8.6)

2(10)

5(15.6)

0

 

No

74(91.4)

18(90)

27(84.4)

29(100)

 

Caffeine intake

    

0.43

Yes

40(49.4)

12(60)

16(50)

12(41.4)

 

No

41(50.6)

8(40)

16(50)

17(58.6)

 

Ethylism

    

0.21

Yes

1(1.2)

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No

80(98.8)

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Exercice

     

Yes

12(15.2)

4(21.1)

2(6.5)

6(20.7)

0.22

No

67(84.8)

15(78.9)

29(93.5)

23(79.3)

 

Change in body weight

    

0.02

Yes

61(76.3)

11(55)

22(78.6)

28(78.5)

 

No

19(23.8)

9(45)

4(12.5)

6(21.4)

 

Weight gain (per kg)

5.5 ± 3

5.6 ± 2.7

5.5 ± 3.3

5.4 ± 3.7

0.75

Weight loss (per kg)

5.6 ± 4

2.2 ± 0.9

6 ±4.9

6.1 ± 3.6

0.21

Sleep characteristics

     

Shift-off sleep hours

    

0.17

≤4 h

1(1.3)

1(5)

0

0

 

4–6 h

30(39)

4(20)

14(45.2)

12(46.2)

 

>6 h

46(59.7)

15(75)

17(54.8)

14(53.8)

 

Shift-on sleep hours

    

0.01

≤4 h

66(85.7)

14(70)

28(90.3)

24(92.3)

 

4–6 h

4(5.2)

4(20)

0

0

 

>6 h

7(9.1)

2(10)

3(9.7)

2(7.7)

 

General quality of life

     

EQ-5D Index

0.61 ± 0.3

0.7 ± 0.3

0.6 ± 0.3

0.5 ± 0.2

0.35

EQ-VAS

60 ± 20

65.7 ± 21.5

58.9 ± 20.3

58 ± 17.4

0.34

  1. n frequence, SD standard deviation, IQR interquantil range, % pourcentage, Kg kilogramme.
  2. EQ5D Euroqol 5 dimension, VAS visual analogic scale.