Research Article

The Epidemiology of Sleep Quality and Consumption of Stimulant Beverages among Patagonian Chilean College Students

Table 2

PSQI sleep quality patterns by sex.

CharacteristicsAllMaleFemale value

Sleep duration (hours)
 ≤6.0375 (45.1)114 (47.3)261 (44.2)0.584
 6.1–7.0167 (20.1)51 (21.2)116 (19.7)
 7.1–8.0161 (19.4)40 (16.6)121 (20.5)
 ≥8.1129 (15.5)36 (14.9)92 (15.6)
Sleep latency (minutes)
 ≤15181 (21.8)70 (29.0)111 (18.8)0.007
 16–30306 (36.8)78 (32.4)228 (38.6)
 31–60220 (26.4)64 (26.6)155 (26.3)
 ≥60125 (15.0)29 (12.0)96 (16.3)
Daytime dysfunction due to sleep loss
 Never197 (23.7)66 (27.4)130 (22.0)0.066
 <once a week450 (54.1)135 (56.0)315 (53.4)
 1-2 times per week156 (18.8)34 (14.1)122 (20.7)
 ≥3 times per week29 (3.5)6 (2.5)23 (3.9)
Sleep efficiency (%)
 ≥85579 (69.6)176 (73.0)402 (68.1) 0.431
 75–84127 (15.3)31 (12.9)96 (16.3)
 65–7463 (7.6)19 (7.9)44 (7.5)
 <6563 (7.6)15 (6.2)48 (8.1)
Sleep medicine use
 Not during the past month758 (91.2)222 (92.1)536 (90.8)0.262
 <once a week41 (4.9)12 (5.0)29 (4.9)
 1-2 times per week17 (2.0)6 (2.5)11 (1.9)
 ≥3 times per week15 (1.8)1 (0.4)14 (2.4)
Sleep quality (a priori groupings)
 Good401 (48.2)131 (54.4)269 (45.6)0.022
 Poor431 (51.8)110 (45.6)321 (54.4)