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Table 1 Baseline characteristics by metabolic syndrome status

From: Association of sleep duration and insomnia with metabolic syndrome and its components in the Women’s Health Initiative

 

Metabolic Syndrome a

Yes

No

p-value

n, %

1,656 (30.79)

3,497 (69.21)

 

Age, years

63 (11)

62 (12)

0.006

Sleep duration (hours), n (%)  < 6

202 (12.20)

417 (11.92)

 

 6- < 7

501 (30.25)

1,040 (29.74)

 

 7- < 8

543 (32.79)

1,236 (35.24)

 

 8- < 9

323 (19.50)

679 (19.42)

 

 ≥ 9

87 (5.25)

125 (3.57)

0.040

Insomnia (IRS ≥ 9), n (%) b

517 (31.78)

995 (29.01)

0.045

Waist circumference > 88 cm

1,329 (80.40)

898 (25.79)

< 0.001

Hypertension, n (%)

1,358 (82.00)

1,482 (42.38)

< 0.001

Fast glucose ≥ 100 mg/dL

984 (59.82)

402 (11.88)

< 0.001

HDL < 50 mg/dL

1,053 (63.86)

396 (11.73)

< 0.001

Triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dL

1,181 (71.40)

697 (20.60)

< 0.001

Observational Study, n (%)

227 (13.71)

756 (21.62)

< 0.001

Dietary modification trial, n (%)

888 (53.62)

1,706 (48.78)

0.001

Calcium and Vitamin D suppl. trial, n (%)

728 (43.96)

1,474 (42.15)

0.220

HRT study arm, n (%)

910 (54.95)

1,546 (44.21)

< 0.001

Use of sleep aids no

1,274 (76.93)

2,778(79.44)

 

 < 1t/wk

127 (7.67)

312 (8.92)

 

 1-2t/wk

84 (5.07)

161 (4.60)

 

 3-4t/wk

46 (2.78)

84 (2.40)

 

 ≥ 5t/wk

120 (7.25)

157 (4.49)

0.001

Body mass index, kg/m2

31.59 (7.27)

26.20 (6.27)

< 0.001

Education< college

168 (10.24)

252 (7.25)

 

 some college

1,033 (62.99)

1,891 (54.39)

 

 college graduate

133 (8.11)

372 (10.70)

 

 post-college

306 (18.66)

962 (27.67)

< 0.001

Ethnicity, n (%) White

851 (51.39)

1,918 (54.85)

 

Black

392 (23.67)

752 (21.50)

 

American Indian/Alaskan Native

52 (3.1)

66 (1.9)

 

Asian or Pacific Islander

99 (6.0)

289 (8.3)

 

Hispanic/Latino

237 (14.3)

409 (11.7)

 

Others

25 (1.5)

63 (1.8)

< 0.001

Marital status, n (%)

 Never married

63 (3.8)

146 (4.2)

 

 Divorced/ Separated

300 (18.1)

610 (17.4)

 

 Widowed

313 (18.9)

592 (16.9)

 

 Married/ Marriage-like

969 (58.5)

2,130 (60.9)

 

 missed

11 (0.7)

19 (0.5)

0.341

Family income ($), n (%)

 < $35,000

831 (50.2)

1,402 (40.1)

 

 ≥ $35,000-< $50,000

318 (19.2)

687 (19.7)

 

 ≥ $50,000-< $75,000

261 (15.8)

634 (18.1)

 

 ≥ 75,000

194 (11.7)

658 (18.8)

 

 missed

52 (3.1)

115 (3.3)

< 0.001

Cancer before enrollment, n (%)

70 (4.3)

153 (4.4)

0.791

Cardiovascular disease before enrollment. n (%)

242 (16.0)

469 (14.7)

0.240

Smoking, n(%) never

845 (51.03)

1,856 (53.07)

 

 former

645 (38.95)

1,322 (37.80)

 

 current

144 (8.70)

278 (7.95)

0.468

Pack-years of cigarette consumption

11.64 (20.96)

11.64 (25.58)

0.259

Hormone therapy use ever, n (%)

667 (40.28)

1,794 (51.30)

< 0.001

Age at menopause, n (%) < 45

396 (32.49)

864 (31.10)

 

 45–49

441 (36.18)

985 (35.46)

 

 ≥ 50

382 (31.34)

929 (33.44)

0.410

Alcohol intake, serves /wk

3 (2)

4 (3)

< 0.001

Coffee/tea intake cups/day

1.17 (1.59)

2.34 (1.59)

0.003

Physical activity, MET-hrs/wk

3.75 (10.50)

6.75 (15.75)

< 0.001

Depression (≥ 5 short CES-D), n (%)

289 (17.50)

535 (15.39)

0.054

  1. Data are medians and interquartile ranges, unless otherwise specified. P values from Wilcoxon rank test for continuous variables, and Chi-square test and t-test for categorical ones
  2. Abbreviations: HDL High density lipoprotein, HRT Hormone replacement therapy, MET Metabolic equivalent, CES-D Center for epidemiological studies of depression
  3. a Six women had missing information on MS at baseline
  4. b Ninety six women had missing information on insomnia at baseline