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

Table 3

Lifestyle habits and hospital care utilization by the prevalence of insomnia.

	Insomnia		Total = 843; (%)
	Yes = 232; (%)	No = 611; (%)
Alcohol
Yes	18 (34.0)	35 (66.0)	53 (100.0)
No	214 (27.1)	576 (72.9)	790 (100.0)
= 1.176, df = 1, = 0.278
Tobacco
Yes	6 (37.5)	10 (62.5)	16 (100.0)
No	226 (27.3)	601 (72.7)	827 (100.0)
= 0.814, df = 1, = 0.36
Cannabis
Yes	4 (50.0)	4 (50.0)	8 (100.0)
No	228 (27.2)	607 (72.8)	835 (100.0)
= 2.046, df = 1, = 0.15
Coffee
Yes	10 (32.3)	21 (67.7)	31 (100.0)
No	222 (27.5)	590 (72.5)	812 (100.0)
= 0.362, df = 1, = 0.547
Engagement in physical activities
Yes	193 (26.4)	538 (73.6)	731 (100.0)
No	39 (34.8)	73 (65.2)	112 (100.0)
= 3.451, df = 1, = 0.632
Level of physical activities
Not active	40 (35.4)	73 (64.6)	113 (100.0)
Moderately active	145 (27.8)	377 (72.2)	522 (100.0)
Very active	47 (22.6)	161 (77.4)	208 (100.0)
= 6.062, df = 2, = 0.04
Hospital visits in the past 12 months
0–3 times	95 (26.8)	260 (73.2)	355 (100.0)
≥4 times	137 (28.1)	351 (71.9)	488 (100.0)
= 0.178, df = 1, = 0.673
Previous hospital admission
Yes	99 (30.1)	230 (69.9)	329 (100.0)
No	133 (25.9)	381 (74.1)	514 (100.0)
= 1.787, df = 1, = 0.181
Age at first hospital admission
Never or before the age of 60 years	178 (26.4)	496 (73.4)	674 (100.0)
After the age of 60 years	54 (32.0)	115 (68.0)	169 (100.0)
= 2.081, df = 1, = 0.149
Has been on regular medications in the past one month
Yes	106 (27.2)	276 (72.3)	382 (100.0)
No	126 (27.3)	335 (72.7)	461 (100.0)
= 3.451, df = 1, = 0.063

Yates corrected, Significant at 5% level of significance.