Research Article

Evaluation of Sleep Patterns and Self-Reported Academic Performance among Medical Students at the University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry

Table 4

Chi square test for association between PSQI assessed SQ and academic performance.

Self-reported Academic performanceSleep quality (PSQI) n(%)
GoodPoorTotal

Excellent19(63.3)11(12.8)30(19.6)
Good34(45.3)41(47.7)75(49.0)
Satisfactory14(31.1)31(36.0)45(29.4)
Poor0(0)3(3.5)3(2)
Total67(43.8)86(56.2)153(100)

Chi square =10.004, df =3, p=0.019 [p-value <0.05] SQ: Sleep Quality
There was a significant positive association between self-reported academic performance and sleep quality as assessed by the PSQI (Table 4).