Table 2

Self-reported sleep quality by sexual orientation (n=123 459)

VariatesSexual minorities*
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Heterosexual
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tP
Sleep duration (hour/day)6.883 (0.023)7.195 (0.013)18.38<0.001
PSQI components score
 Subjective sleep quality1.300 (0.014)1.190 (0.005)10.62<0.001
 Sleep latency0.948 (0.015)0.780 (0.006)13.90<0.001
 Sleep duration1.059 (0.017)0.827 (0.010)18.24<0.001
 Habitual sleep efficiency0.389 (0.011)0.300 (0.003)23.14<0.001
 Sleep disturbance0.872 (0.010)0.749 (0.003)15.80<0.001
 Use of sleeping medication0.076 (0.007)0.013 (0.001)11.07<0.001
 Daytime dysfunction1.663 (0.017)1.451 (0.008)16.77<0.001
Global PSQI score6.311 (0.056)5.310 (0.027)23.14<0.001
Poor sleep quality (PSQI>7, n, %)†2289 (32.6)26 891 (21.9)281.70‡<0.001
  • *Sexual minorities included adolescents who reported same-sex or both-sex attraction.

  • †Poor sleep quality was defined as PSQI global score >7 and is presented as numbers (%).

  • ‡χ2 test was used for poor sleep quality.

  • PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.