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Table 1 General characteristics of participants (n = 66)

From: Sleep pattern and predictors of daily versus as-needed hypnotics use in middle-aged and older adults with insomnia

Variables

Number (%)

Age

 50–65

39 (59.1%)

 66–75

24 (36.4%)

Gender

 Male

20 (30.3%)

 Female

46 (69.7%)

Marital status

 Married

41 (62.1%)

 Single

6 (9.1%)

 Divorced

4 (6.1%)

 Widowed

15 (22.7%)

Education

 Below high school

17 (25.8%)

 High school

21 (31.8%)

 College

9 (13.6%)

 Bachelor

18 (27.3%)

Employed

 Yes

17 (25.8%)

 No

49 (74.2%)

Daily use of caffeinated drinks

 yes

64 (97%)

 No

2 (3%)

Alcohol use

 Less than weekly

59 (89.4%)

 Weekly or more

6 (9.1%)

Smoking

 yes

40 (60.6%)

 no

26 (39.4%)

Frequency of hypnotics use

 Daily

49 (74.2%)

 As needed

17 (25.8%)

Duration of hypnotics use

  < 1

4 (6.1%)

 1–5

29 (43.9%)

 5.1–10

12 (18.2%)

  > 10

16 (24.2%)

Previous trial to stop hypnotics

 Yes

34 (51.5%)

 No

32 (48.5%)

Current wish to stop hypnotics

 Yes

20 (30.3%)

 No

46 (69.7%)

PHQ-2 score

 2 or less

36 (54.5%)

 3 or more

30 (45.5%)

Pain at night

 None

34 (51.5%)

 Some days (Less than half of days per week)

10 (15.2%)

 Half of days per week or more

22 (33.3%)

Financial difficulty

 None

16 (24.2%)

 Mild

12 (18.2%)

 Moderate

24 (36.4%)

 Severe

14 (21.2%)