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Table 2 Sleep complaints reported by pregnant women: with and without a medical history of mood/anxiety disorder, Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, USA, 2003-2006

From: Short sleep duration, complaints of vital exhaustion and perceived stress are prevalent among pregnant women with mood and anxiety disorders

 

Physician diagnosed mood/anxiety

 
 

Yes

No

 

N=68

N=1,264

Sleep complaints

Mean ± SD or %

Mean ± SD or %

P-value

Sleep hours during pregnancy (hours)

7.6 ± 1.7

7.8 ± 1.3

0.34*

≤6

23.5

13.7

0.08**

7-8

45.6

55.0

 

≥9

29.4

30.8

 

Missing

1.5

0.5

 

Epworth sleepiness scale during pregnancy (score)

8.0 ± 3.4

7.6 ± 3.4

0.39*

Normal (0–9)

66.2

72.3

0.53**

Borderline (10–12)

22.0

18.8

 

Abnormal (13–24)

11.8

8.9

 

Vital exhaustion during pregnancy

   

Never

27.9

52.7

<0.001**

Infrequently

29.4

23.7

 

Frequently

17.7

9.8

 

Very frequently

25.0

12.9

 

Missing

0.0

0.9

 

Perceived stress scale (score)

5.1 ± 2.5

3.8 ± 2.3

<0.001*

0-3

25.0

47.4

<0.001**

4-6

44.1

39.4

 

7-12

30.9

10.7

 

Missing

0.0

2.5

 
  1. *P-value from Student’s t test for continuous variable; **P-value from Chi-square test.