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Table 1 Characteristics of 343 participants according to a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Assessment index (PSQI) < 5 (indicating good quality of sleep)

From: Metabolic syndrome is associated with better quality of sleep in the oldest old: results from the “Mugello Study”

 

Participants with PSQI < 5 (n = 83)

Participants with PSQI ≥ 5 (n = 260)

P

N (%), mean (SD) or median (interquartile range) [traditional units]

 Demographics and lifestyle habits

  Age (years)

92 (3)

93 (3)

.455

  Sex (female)

54 (65)

182 (70)

.816

  Education (years)

5 (3–5)

4 (3–5)

.404

  Alcohol consumption (mL/day)

4.5 (.9)

4.7 (.7)

.169

  Smoking (total lifetime pack years)

3650 (1825–7300)

3650 (1460–7300)

.676

  Mediterranean diet score

34.9 (2.9)

34.1 (3.8)

.081

  Living in nursing home

8 (10)

21 (8)

.653

 Medications

  ACE-inhibitors

31 (37)

93 (36)

.896

  Diuretics

43 (52)

137 (53)

.900

  Beta-blockers

16 (20)

37 (14)

.293

  Platelet antiaggregants

46 (55)

90 (35)

.001

  Benzodiazepines

7 (8)

56 (22)

.006

  Antidepressants

14 (17)

47 (18)

.870

  Antipsychotics

4 (5)

22 (8)

.346

  Analgesics or oppioids

4 (5)

22 (8)

.346

  Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

7 (8)

40 (15)

.142

  Corticosteroids

1 (1)

16 (6)

.083

  Antihistaminics

0

1 (1)

.999

 Comorbid conditions

  Charlson comorbidity Index

1 (0–3)

1 (0–4)

.440

  Metabolic syndrome

28 (34)

47 (18)

.004

  Heart failure

12 (15)

67 (27)

.035

  Chronic pulmonary disease

10 (13)

38 (15)

.715

  Stroke or cerebrovascular disease

12 (15)

55 (22)

.203

  Peripheral arterial disease

16 (20)

50 (20)

.999

  Connectivities

3 (4)

5 (2)

.409

  Hepatic disease

4 (5)

10 (4)

.751

  Depression

1 (1)

15 (6)

.132

 Physical and cognitive performance

  Mini mental state examination

20.1 (9.2)

21.9 (6.7)

.052

  Disability in BADL

33 (40)

129 (49)

.165

  Disability in IADL

69 (83)

225 (86)

.472

  Short physical performance battery

7 (3)

6 (3)

.225

  Body mass index (Kg/m2)

25.5 (4.2)

25.5 (4.9)

.972

 Biohumoral parameters

  Glomerular filtration rate (mL/min)

39.5 (16.7)

40.1 (16.9)

.800

  Hemoglobin (g/L) [g/dL)]

131 (17) [13.1 (1.7)]

128 (15) [12.8 (1.5)]

.187

  Total serum proteins (g/dL) [g/L]

65 (7) [6.5 (.7)]

65 (6) [6.5 (.6)]

.536

  Albumin (proportion of 1) [%]

.56 (.05) [55.6 (4.6)]

.57 (.04) [57.2 (4.4)]

.013

  C-reactive protein (nmol/L) [mg/L]

3.43 (1.71–6.95) [.36 (.18–.73)]

3.90 (1.62–7.52) [.41 (.17–.79)]

.347