Table 1

Characteristics of all the participants and classified according to self-reported sleep quality

All participantsSleep qualityP value
Very good (n=103)Good (n=441)Poor (n=166)
Age mean, years (SD)49.0 (9.7)47.5 (10.6)49.1 (9.7)49.8 (9.2)0.072
Gender, n (%)0.10
 Female631 (88.9)85 (13.5)397 (62.9)149 (23.6)
 Male79 (11.1)18 (22.8)44 (55.7)17 (21.5)
Education, n (%)0.36
 Vocational school21 (3)4 (19.1)14 (66.7)3 (14.3)
 College-level361 (51.6)53 (14.7)232 (64.3)76 (21.1)
 University-level318 (45.4)45 (14.2)188 (59.1)85 (26.7)
Cohabiting, n (%)0.64
 Yes575 (81.2)83 (14.4)353 (61.4)139 (24.2)
 No133 (18.8)20 (15.0)86 (64.7)27 (20.3)
3-shift work, n (%)0.41
 Yes76 (10.9)15 (19.7)44 (57.9)17 22.4)
 No620 (89.1)87 (14.0)386 (62.3)147 (23.7)
Smoking, n (%)0.45
 Yes64 (9.0)9 (14.1)44 (68.8)11 (17.2)
 No645 (91.0)94 (14.6)396 (61.4)155 (24.0)
Harmful alcohol consumption, n (%)0.55
 Yes101 (14.2)18 (17.8)59 (58.4)24 (23.8)
 No609 (85.8)85 (14.0)382 (62.7)142 (23.3)
Body mass index mean (95% CI)26.8 (26.42 to 27.13)26.4 (25.50 to 27.25)27.0 (26.54 to 27.46)26.5 (25.72 to 27.24)0.92
Disease burden*, n (%)0.0016
 Yes468 (65.9)55 (11.8)289 (61.8)124 (26.5)
 No242 (34.1)48 (19.8)152 (62.8)42 (17.4)
Depression (MDI), n (%)0.016
 Yes9 (1.3)0 (0.0)3 (33.3)6 (66.7)
 No701 (98.7)103 (14.7)438 (62.5)160 (22.8)
MDI mean score (95% CI)5.0 (4.57 to 5.43)2.4 (1.75 to 2.97)4.1 (3.59 to 4.51)9.2 (8.09 to 10.27)<0.0001
Level of anxiety (GAD-7), n (%)<0.0001
 No anxiety534 (75.2)92 (17.2)343 (64.2)99 (18.5)
 Mild anxiety143 (20.1)10 (7.0)85 (59.4)48 (33.6)
 Moderate anxiety26 (3.7)1 (3.9)10 (38.5)15 (57.7)
 Severe anxiety7 (1.0)0 (0.0)3 (42.9)4 (57.1)
BBI15 mean total score (95% CI)31.6 (30.82 to 32.41)28.3 (26.43 to 30.23)31.0 (30.05 to 31.99)35.4 (33.60 to 37.20)<0.0001
Occupational stress (BBI15), n (%)<0.0001
 No stress592 (89.4)97 (16.4)374 (63.2)121 (20.4)
 Stress70 (10.6)3 (4.3)38 (54.3)29 (41.4)
Sleep duration mean (95% CI)7.00 (6.93 to 7.07)7.50 (7.35 to 7.66)7.17 (7.09 to 7.24)6.23 (6.09 to to 6.38)<0.0001
EUROHIS mean score (95% CI)4.07 (4.03 to 4.11)4.38 (4.30 to 4.45)4.09 (4.05 to 4.14)3.83 (3.75 to 3.91)<0.0001
WAS mean score (95% CI)8.31 (8.21 to 8.41)8.99 (8.78 to 9.20)8.34 (8.22 to 8.46)7.80 (7.55 to 8.04)<0.0001
Level of work ability (WAS), n (%)<0.0001
 Poor27 (3.8)1 (3.7)12 (44.4)14 (51.9)
 Moderate114 (16.1)3 (2.6)69 (60.5)42 (36.8)
 Good459 (64.9)61 (13.3)298 (64.9)100 (21.8)
 Excellent107 (15.2)37 (34.6)60 (56.1)10 (9.4)
  • *At least one chronic disease diagnosed by a physician.

  • BBI15, Bergen Burnout Indicator 15; EUROHIS, EUROHIS QOL 8-item index; GAD-7, General Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale; MDI, Major Depression Inventory; WAS, Work Ability Score.