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Table 1 Demographic, medical factors, sleep duration and visual impairment in the National Health Interview Survey

From: Association between visual impairment and sleep duration: analysis of the 2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

(%)

Total N = 29815

Black n = 4407

White N = 25408

P

Age, years

48 ± 18

46 ± 17

48 ± 18

<0.001

Female sex

56%

61%

55%

<0.001

Income, <35,000

77%

84%

76%

<0.001

BMI (mean ± SD)

27 ± 6

29 ± 7

27 ± 6

<0.001

Diabetes

8%

12%

8%

<0.001

Hypertension

28%

36%

27%

<0.001

Heart disease

8%

6%

9%

<0.001

Depressive symptoms

26%

29%

26%

<0.001

Visual impairment

10%

11%

10%

<0.01

Short sleep

49%

59%

48%

<0.001

Long sleep

23%

31%

22%

<0.001

  1. The P-value indicate differences between Black and White race-ethnic groups.