Research Article

Association between Sleep Deprivation in Caregivers and Risk of Injury among Toddlers: A Propensity Score Analysis

Table 1

Comparison of demographic characteristics between the case and control groups ( deviation).

VariablesControl groupCase group value

Sample size274277
Child
 Age (years)0.51
 Girls (, %)150 (54.7%)163 (58.8%)0.19
 Previous injury1 (0.3%)248 (89.5%)<0.01
Number of kids who live together0.76
Caregiver
 Age0.068
 Women (, %)202 (73.7%)161 (58.8%)<0.01
 Mental illness (, %)43 (18.6%)19 (6.8%)<0.01
 PSQI0.41
 Sleep duration0.02
 Sleep disturbance0.05
 Sleep latency0.18
 Daytime dysfunction0.29
 Habitual sleep efficiency<0.01
 Sleep quality0.25
 Use of sleeping medication0.79

; PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.