The Stimulation Effect of Auricular Magnetic Press Pellets on Older Female Adults with Sleep Disturbance Undergoing Polysomnographic Evaluation

Table 1

Demographic data of participants in the experimental and control group.

Variables	Experiment (𝑛=14)	Control (𝑛=13)
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Age, years	57.0 ± 4.6	56.8 ± 4.9
Insomnia duration, month	92.4 ± 84.39	105.5 ± 102.83
BMI^#, %	22.59 ± 2.74	22.56 ± 2.98
MMSE^#	29.2 ± 0.9	28.9 ± 1.3
HADS^#_anxiety	3.6 ± 3.3	3.4 ± 2.5
HADS^#_depression	2.9 ± 2.7	2.9 ± 2.4
	n/(%)	n/(%)
Retired	4 (28.6%)	5 (38.5%)
Education level
Middle school or below	4 (28.6%)	5 (38.5%)
High school	6 (42.8%)	6 (46.2%)
College or above	4 (28.6%)	2 (15.4%)
Marriage: married	11 (78.6%)	10 (76.9%)
Religion
None or other	2 (14.2%)	2 (15.4%)
Buddhist	6 (42.9%)	5 (38.5%)
Folk religion	6 (42.9%)	6 (46.2%)
Living status
With spouse	4 (28.6%)	1 (7.7%)
With children	3 (21.4%)	7 (53.8%)
With spouse and; children	5 (35.7%)	4 (30.8%)
Other	2 (14.3%)	1 (7.7%)
Other family members suffering from insomnia	6 (42.9%)	7 (53.8%)

#BMI: body mass index; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.