Research Article

Factors Associated with Insomnia among Elderly Patients Attending a Geriatric Centre in Nigeria

Table 5

Anthropometric measurements by prevalence of insomnia.

Insomnia
Yes = 232
(%)
No = 611
(%)
Total = 843
(%)

Waist circumference
Males
  <94 cm47 (25.7)136 (74.6)183 (100.0)
  ≥94 cm33 (21.0)124 (79.0)157 (100.0)
= 1.022, df = 1, = 0.312
Females
  <80 cm15 (32.6)31 (67.4)46 (100.0)
  ≥80 cm 137 (30.0)320 (70.0)457 (100.0)
= 0.137, df = 1, = 0.711
Waist-hip ratio (WHR)
Males
  <0.906 (13.0)40 (87.0)46 (100.0)
  ≥0.9074 (25.2)220 (74.8)294 (100.0)
= 3.251, df = 1, = 0.071
Females
  <0.8515 (32.6)31 (67.4)46 (100.0)
  ≥0.85 137 (30.0)320 (70.0)457 (100.0)
= 0.374, df = 1, = 0.541
Neck circumference
Males
  <43 cm75 (23.9)239 (76.1)314 (100.0)
  ≥43 cm5 (19.2)21 (80.8)26 (100.0)
= 0.289, df = 1, = 0.591
Females
  <40 cm146 (30.2)338 (69.8)484 (100.0)
  ≥40 cm 6 (31.6)13 (68.4)19 (100.0)
= 0.017, df = 1, = 0.895
Body mass index (BMI)
Males
  Not obese (<30 kg/m2)72 (24.7)220 (75.3)292 (100.0)
  Obese (≥30 kg/m2)8 (16.7)40 (83.3)48 (100.0)
= 1.463, df = 1, = 0.226
Females
  Not obese (<30 kg/m2)111 (33.0)225 (67.0)336 (100.0)
  Obese (≥30 kg/m2)41 (24.6)126 (75.4)167 (100.0)
= 3.809, df = 1, = 0.051