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Table 1 Comparisons of demographic variables and scale scores by gender in patients with epilepsy and the healthy controls

From: Gender differences in prevalence and risk factors of sleep disturbances in patients with epilepsy

  

Total

  

Men

  

Women

 
 

Epilepsy (N = 133)

Control (N = 150)

P value

Epilepsy (n = 68)

Control (n = 75)

P value

Epilepsy (n = 65)

Control (n = 75)

P value

Age(y)

30.2 ± 10.6

31.9 ± 8.5

0.158

29.5 ± 10.7

30.9 ± 8.5

0.397

31.0 ± 10.6

32.9 ± 8.5

0.253

BMI (kg/m2)

22.0 ± 3.2

20.3 ± 2.6

< 0.001

22.7 ± 3.4

21.0 ± 2.8

0.001

21.2 ± 2.9

19.6 ± 2.2

< 0.001

ISI

7.6 ± 5.8

4.2 ± 2.6

< 0.001

7.5 ± 5.7

4.9 ± 2.5

0.042

7.8 ± 6.0

3.5 ± 2.5

< 0.001

PSQI

5.2 ± 3.0

5.0 ± 1.8

0.785

4.9 ± 2.7

5.0 ± 1.8

0.309

5.6 ± 3.2

4.9 ± 1.9

0.519

BDI

10.5 ± 8.9

7.4 ± 5.3

0.010

10.7 ± 9.8

7.5 ± 5.6

0.149

10.2 ± 8.0

7.3 ± 5.0

0.034

BAI

30.2 ± 8.5

30.2 ± 6.2

0.261

29.8 ± 8.9

28.5 ± 5.4

0.787

30.6 ± 8.1

32.0 ± 6.5

0.079

  1. Data are presented as counts (%) or mean ± SD
  2. The p-Values are obtained from independent-sample t-test and Mann-Whitney U test
  3. BMI body mass index, ISI Insomnia Severity Index, PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, BAI The Beck Anxiety Inventory