Table 1

Characteristics of sleep and physical activity in women

Sleep problemsP valuePhysical activityP value
No (n=284)Yes (n=437)Low (n=209)Moderate (n=215)High (n=297)
Age (years)49.8 (2.8)50.5 (2.8)0.001**50.1 (2.9)50.5 (2.9)50.1 (2.8)0.285
Ethnicity
Han230 (38.8)363 (61.2)0.757169 (28.5)173 (29.2)251 (42.3)0.423
Mongolian37 (41.6)52 (58.4)28 (31.5)26 (29.2)35 (39.3)
Other minority17 (43.6)22 (56.4)12 (30.8)16 (41.0)11 (28.2)
Educational level
Primary school or lower127 (40.1)190 (59.9)0.06875 (23.7)87 (27.4)155 (48.9)0.002**
Junior high school87 (34.5)165 (65.5)79 (31.4)78 (31.0)95 (37.6)
Senior high school and above70 (46.1)82 (53.9)55 (36.2)50 (32.9)47 (30.9)
Marital status
Singled2 (66.7)1 (33.3)0.5781 (33.3)2 (66.7)0 (0)0.097
Married275 (39.4)423 (60.6)205 (29.4)203 (29.1)290 (41.5)
Others7 (35.0)13 (65.0)3 (15.0)10 (50.0)7 (35.0)
Smoking status
No273 (40.4)402 (59.6)0.026*197 (29.2)204 (30.2)274 (40.6)0.440
Yes11 (23.9)35 (76.1)12 (26.1)11 (23.9)23 (50.0)
Alcohol drinking status
No253 (41.4)358 (58.6)0.009**185 (30.3)180 (29.5)246 (40.3)0.190
Yes31 (28.2)79 (71.8)24 (21.8)35 (31.8)51 (46.4)
Residence
Rural188 (42.7)252 (57.3)0.022*121 (27.5)120 (27.3)199 (45.2)0.020*
Urban96 (34.2)185 (65.8)88 (31.3)95 (33.8)98 (34.9)
Body mass index
Normal or underweight94 (39.7)143 (60.3)0.72369 (29.1)67 (28.3)101 (42.6)0.966
Overweight132 (40.5)194 (59.5)93 (28.5)101 (31.0)132 (40.5)
Obese58 (36.7)100 (63.3)47 (29.8)47 (29.8)64 (40.4)
Waist circumference (cm)
<85163 (38.4)262 (61.6)0.495119 (28.0)132 (31.1)174 (40.9)0.639
≥85121 (40.9)175 (59.1)90 (30.4)83 (28.0)123 (41.6)
Sleep problems
No83 (29.2)82 (28.9)119 (41.9)0.902
Yes126 (28.8)133 (30.4)178 (40.7)
  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01.