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Table 3 Association between sleep quality, socio-demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Body image dissatisfaction and lower self-esteem as major predictors of poor sleep quality in gynecological cancer patients after surgery: cross-sectional study

 

Median (Q1–Q3)

r

p value

Socio-demographic characteristics

   

Sleep quality (PSQI)

   

Age

52.50 (40.25–60)

− 0.32

0.001

Marital status

   

 Married

7 (4–15)

 

0.006

 Single/divorced/widow

13 (7–17)

  

Have children

   

 No

17 (12–17)

 

0.04

 Yes

7 (4–14)

  

Medical coverage system

   

 RAmed

12 (7–17)

 

0.000

 CNOPS/CNSS

4 (2–7)

  

Living area

   

 Rural

13.5 (7–17)

 

0.102

 Urban

11.5 (4–16)

  

Educational level

   

 None

12 (6–16)

 

0.759

 Compulsory school, higher educational degrees

12 (4.75–16.75)

  

Working status

   

 Housewives/retired

10.5 (6–16)

 

0.001

 Workers

17 (13–17)

  

Socio economic status

   

 Poor

12 (7–17)

 

0.001

 Good

4 (3–7)

  

Clinical characteristics

   

Surgery

   

 Hysterectomy

11 (6–16)

 

0.111

 Oophorectomy

15 (7–17)

  

Tumor stage

   

 T1

7 (5–16)

 

0.689

 T2

14.5 (4–15.75)

  

 T3

12 (7–17)

  

Time since diagnosis

   

 < 1 an

13 (7–17)

 

0.030

 ≥ 1 an

7 (4–15)

  

Antineoplastic treatment

   

 One treatment

7 (4–15)

 

0.299

 Two treatment

8 (4–17)

  

 Three treatment

2 (2–2)

  

Disease recurrence

   

 No

12 (6–16)

 

0.476

 Yes

15 (7–17)

  
  1. Values in bold: Significant association (p value < 0.05)
  2. PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Q1–Q3 interquartile interval
  3. p value obtained with Mann–Whitney U-test and Kruskal–Wallis test