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Table 2 Distribution of sleep measures at 6-months, 5, 14 and 21 years and overall significance of relationship to smoking (never, smoked postnatally but not in pregnancy and pre-pregnancy, pregnancy+other times)

From: Effect of maternal smoking in pregnancy and childhood on child and adolescent sleep outcomes to 21 years: a birth cohort study

  

Maternal Smoking

 

n (%)

Never (n = 2174)%

Smoked postnatally but not in pregnancy and pre-pregnancy (n = 170)%

Smoked in pregnancy + other times (n = 1610) %

P

6-months

Sleeplessness

 Almost everyday

282 (7.2)

145 (6.8)

6 (3.6)

131 (8.3)

 

 Few times a week

419 (10.7)

213 (9.9)

20 (11.9)

186 (11.7)

 

 Few times a month

458 (11.7)

264 (12.3)

19 (11.3)

175 (11.0)

 

 Few times Rarely/never

2744 (70.3)

1527 (71.1)

113 (73.2)

1094 (68.9)

0.083

5-years (past year)

Trouble sleeping

 often

108 (2.7)

52 (2.4)

4 (2.4)

52 (3.3)

 

 sometimes

839 (21.3)

453 (20.9)

31 (18.2)

355 (22.2)

 

 rarely/never

2996 (76.0)

1666 (76.7)

135 (79.4)

1195 (74.6)

0.302

14 years (mother)

 Trouble sleeping

 often

69 (1.7)

40 (1.8)

4 (2.3)

25 (1.6)

 

 sometimes

513 (12.9)

272 (12.5)

29 (17.0)

212 (13.1)

 

 rarely/never

387 (85.3)

1873 (85.7)

138 (80.7)

1376 (85.30)

0.426

Sleeps less

 often

92 (2.3)

48 (2.2)

6 (3.5)

38 (2.4)

 

 sometimes

379 (9.5)

183 (8.4)

23 (13.5)

173 (10.7)

 

 rarely/never

3503 (88.2)

1956 (89.4)

142 (83.0)

1405 (86.9)

0.032

Nightmares

 often

35 (0.9)

15 (0.7)

4 (2.4)

16 (1.0)

 

 sometimes

592 (14.9)

306 (14.0)

26 (15.3)

260 (16.1)

 

 rarely/never

3341 (84.2)

1865 (85.3)

140 (82.3)

1336 (82.9)

0.063

Talks/walks

 often

133 (3.4)

49 (2.2)

8 (4.7)

76 (4.7)

 

 sometimes

952 (24.0)

498 (22.8)

37 (21.6)

417 (25.9)

 

 rarely/never

2881 (72.6)

1636 (74.9)

126 (73.7)

1119 (69.4)

< 0.001

Sleeps more

 often

96 (2.4)

54 (2.5)

2 (1.2)

40 (2.5)

 

 sometimes

572 (14.4)

282 (12.9)

28 (16.4)

262 (16.2)

0.044

 rarely/never

3300 (83.2)

1845 (84.6)

141 (82.5)

1314 (81.3)

 

Overtired

 often

134 (3.4)

76 (3.5)

5 (3.0)

53 (3.3)

 

 sometimes

1630 (41.2)

897 (41.1)

80 (47.1)

653 (40.6)

 

 rarely/never

2197 (55.5)

1210 (55.4)

85 (50.0)

902 (56.1)

0.594

Snoring

 Yes

932 (23.5)

463 (21.3)

53 (30.8)

416 (25.8)

 

 No

3032 (76.5)

1715 (78.7)

119 (69.2)

1198 (74.2)

< 0.001

14 years (youth)

Trouble sleeping

 often

216 (5.8)

127 (6.1)

7 (4.2)

82 (5.5)

 

 sometimes

1276 (34.1)

681 (32.6)

61 (36.8)

534 (36.1)

 

 rarely/never

2246 (60.1)

1284 (61.4)

98 (59.0)

864 (58.4)

0.200

Sleep less

  often

304 (7.7)

152 (7.0)

13 (7.6)

139 (8.6)

 

  sometimes

1199 (30.3)

662 (30.5)

51 (30.2)

486 (30.2)

 

 rarely/never

2450 (62.0)

1356 (62.5)

107 (62.6)

987 (61.2)

0.485

Nightmares

 often

107 (2.7)

46 (2.1)

6 (3.5)

55 (3.4)

 

 sometimes

971 (24.6)

502 (23.1)

43 (25.3)

426 (26.5)

 

 never

2876 (72.7)

1626 (74.8)

121 (71.2)

1129 (70.1)

0.010

Sleeps more

 often

282 (7.1)

144 (6.7)

8 (4.7)

130 (8.1)

 

 sometimes

1183 (30.0)

664 (30.7)

50 (29.2)

469 (29.1)

 

 rarely/never

2484 (62.9)

1358 (62.7)

113 (66.1)

1013 (62.8)

0.269

Overtired

 often

380 (9.6)

20 (9.5)

11 (6.5)

164 (10.2)

 

 sometimes

1983 (50.3)

1089 (50.3)

94 (55.3)

800 (49.8)

 

 rarely/never

1578 (40.0)

872 (40.3)

65 (38.2)

641 (39.9)

0.482

21 years

 

(n = 1611)

(n = 100)

(n = 1081)

 

Trouble sleeping

 often

366 (13.1)

192 (11.9)

13 (13.0)

161 (14.9)

 

 somewhat

1090 (38.0)

635 (39.4)

39 (39.0)

416 (38.5)

 

 not true

1336 (47.9)

784 (48.7)

48 (48.0)

504 (46.6)

0.279

Nightmares

 often

110 (3.9)

56 (3.5)

3 (3.0)

51 (4.7)

 

 somewhat

592 (21.2)

320 (19.9)

11 (11.0)

261 (24.1)

 

 not true

2089 (74.9)

1234 (6.7)

86 (86.0)

769 (71.1)

0.001

Overtired

 often

387 (13.9)

220 (13.7)

15 (15.3)

152 (14.0)

 

 somewhat

1310 (47.0)

761 (47.5)

43 (43.9)

506 (46.5)

 

 not true

1093 (39.2)

622 (38.8)

40 (40.8)

431 (39.6)

0.952

Restless sleep

 Three+ per week

444 (16.0)

238 (15.0)

15 (15.0)

191 (17.7)

 

 Once or twice/week

940 (34.0)

534 (33.6)

24 (24.0)

382 (35.4)

 

  < once/week

1385 (50.0)

819 (51.5)

61 (61.0)

505 (46.9)

0.017

Night walking

 Three+ per week

541 (19.6)

303 (19.0)

13 (13.4)

225 (20.9)

 

 Once or twice/week

612 (22.1)

343 (21.6)

22 (23.7)

247 (22.9)

 

  < once/week

1613 (58.3)

946 (59.4)

62 (63.9)

605 (56.2)

0.252

Drowsy at daytime

 Three+ per week

636 (22.9)

363 (22.8)

16 (16.2)

257 (23.8)

 

 Once or twice/week

1136 (40.9)

642 (40.3)

42 (42.4)

452 (41.8)

 

  < once/week

1003 (36.1)

590 (37.0)

41 (41.4)

372 (34.4)

0.314

Trouble staying awake

 At least once/week

229 (8.6)

140 (8.7)

4 (4.0)

85 (7.8)

 

  < once/week

621 (22.2)

386 (23.9)

21 (20.8)

214 (19.6)

 

 No

1954 (69.7)

1087 (69.4)

76 (75.3)

791 (72.6)

0.044

Sleep quality

 Largely bad

82 (2.9)

38 (2.4)

3 (3.2)

41 (3.8)

 

 Fairly bad

452 (16.1)

257 (16.0)

11 (10.9)

184 (16.9)

 

 Fairly/very good

2268 (81.0)

1315 (81.7)

87 (86.1)

866 (79.4)

0.226

Snoring

 Three+/week

183 (6.7)

100 (6.4)

3 (3.1)

80 (7.5)

 

 Once to twice/week

232 (8.5)

126 (8.0)

8 (8.3

98 (9.2)

 

  < Once/week

2319 (84.8)

1344 (85.6)

86 (88.7

889 (83.3)

0.316