Research Article

The Impact of Sleep Timing, Sleep Duration, and Sleep Quality on Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation amongst Japanese Freshmen: The EQUSITE Study

Table 1

The characteristics of study participants with and without the depressive symptoms.

TotalNondepressed ()Depressed () value
(%) (%) (%)

Age, years (means ± standard deviations)18.4 1.118.4 1.118.4 1.10.28
Gender0.40
 Male1385 (69.5)1026 (69.1)359 (70.8)
 Female607 (30.5)459 (30.9)148 (29.2)
Weight category0.36
 Normal weight (BMI < 25 kg/m2)1786 (89.7)1326 (89.3)460 (90.7)
 Overweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2)206 (10.3)159 (10.7)47 (9.3)
Exercise habits<0.01
 Irregular724 (36.3)494 (33.3)230 (45.4)
 Regular1268 (63.7)991 (66.7)277 (54.6)
Exercise duration
 <1 h1109 (55.7)784 (52.8)325 (64.1)<0.01
 ≥1 h883 (44.3)701 (47.2)182 (35.9)
Breakfast habits<0.01
 Irregular466 (23.4)315 (21.2)151 (29.8)
 Regular1526 (76.6)1170 (78.8)356 (70.2)
Smoking habits 0.05
 Never1969 (98.8)1472 (99.1)497 (98.0)
 Sometimes23 (1.2)13 (0.9)10 (2.0)
Drinking habits0.98
 Never1229 (61.7)916 (61.7)313 (61.7)
 Once or more per week763 (38.3)569 (38.3)194 (38.3)
Financial difficulty0.02
 No1761 (88.4)1327 (89.4)434 (85.6)
 Yes231 (11.6)158 (10.6)73 (14.4)
Living condition
 Living alone 1297 (65.1)958 (64.5)339 (66.9)0.13
 Living in dormitory136 (6.8)95 (6.4)41 (8.1)
 Living with parents559 (28.1)432 (29.1)127 (25.0)
Commute time
 <30 min893 (44.8)648 (43.6)245 (48.3)0.07
30 min1099 (55.2)837 (56.4)262 (51.7)
Part-time job0.06
 No1593 (80.0)1173 (79.0)420 (82.8)
 Yes399 (20.0)312 (21.0)87 (4.4)
Suicidal ideation
 No1877 (94.2)1452 (97.8)425 (21.3)<0.01
 Yes115 (5.8)33 (2.2)82 (4.1)