Table 3 Sleep characteristics and its relationship with Sociodemographic characters
From: Sleep disturbances among physicians during COVID-19 pandemic
Variable | N | % | Gender | Age | Position | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Difficulty to fall asleep within 30 minutes during the COVID-19 | ||||||
Less than once a week | 108 | 23.4 | 0.066 | 0.221 | 0.471 | 0.002 |
Not during the past two months | 130 | 28.1 | ||||
Once or twice a week | 110 | 23.8 | ||||
Three or More times a week | 114 | 24.7 | ||||
Difficulty to fall asleep within 30 minutes before the COVID-19 | ||||||
Less than once a week | 114 | 24.7 | 0.588 | 0.518 | 0.022 | 0.115 |
Not at all | 189 | 40.9 | ||||
Once or twice a week | 112 | 24.2 | ||||
Three or More times a week | 47 | 10.2 | ||||
Taking pills to get sleep | ||||||
Less than once a week | 79 | 17.1 | 0.569 | 0.045 | 0.075 | 0.028 |
Not during the past two months | 318 | 68.8 | ||||
Once or twice a week | 47 | 10.2 | ||||
Three or More times a week | 18 | 3.9 | ||||
Trouble staying awake while driving, eating meals or engaging in social activity | ||||||
Less than once a week | 96 | 20.8 | 0.069 | 0.195 | 0.002 | 0.087 |
Not during the past two months | 274 | 59.3 | ||||
Once or twice a week | 64 | 13.9 | ||||
Three or More times a week | 28 | 6.1 | ||||
Sleep duration during COVID-19 | ||||||
< 6 h | 176 | 38.1 | 0.211 | 0.097 | 0.000 | 0.009 |
6–8 h | 232 | 50.2 | ||||
> 8 h | 54 | 11.7 | ||||
Sleep duration before COVID-19 | ||||||
< 6 h | 149 | 32.3 | 0.083 | 0.185 | 0.320 | 0.021 |
6–8 h | 266 | 57.6 | ||||
> 8 h | 47 | 10.2 | ||||
Sleep quality during the pandemic | ||||||
Very good | 108 | 23.4 | 0.027 | 0.113 | 0.455 | 0.056 |
Fairly good | 277 | 60.0 | ||||
Fairly bad | 61 | 13.2 | ||||
Very bad | 16 | 3.5 | ||||