Research Article

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Its Associated Factors among Emergency Medicine Residents in South Korea: A Nationwide Survey

Table 3

Analysis of associated factors of EDS in EM residents.

VariablesBetaOR 95% CI (lower-upper)

Age, years−0.070.93 (0.84–1.03)

Sex
 Male0.651.00
 Female1.92 (0.98–3.76)

Marital status
 Unmarried−0.181.00
 Married0.84 (0.41–1.70)

Smoking habit
 Yes−0.530.59 (0.24–1.43)
 No1.00

Alcohol consumption
 Yes−0.520.60 (0.32–1.13)
 No1.00

Regular exercise
 Yes0.441.00
 No1.55 (0.79–3.06)
WHW0.031.03 (1.01–1.06)
NWM0.011.01 (0.92–1.12)

Level of emergency medical center
 Regional emergency center0.601.00
 Local emergency center1.82 (0.94–3.52)

Satisfaction of work schedule
 Unsatisfied0.531.70 (0.72–4.04)
 Fair−0.070.94 (0.42–2.07)
 Satisfied1.00

Available of recess period
 No0.491.62 (0.68–3.90)
 Irregular0.551.73 (0.59–5.03)
 Yes1.00

Depression
 Yes1.293.64 (1.91–6.96)
 No1.00

EM, emergency medicine; EDS, excessive daytime sleepiness; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. WHW: working hours per week, NWM: night working days per month.