Table 3

 Linear regression results showing sex difference in insomnia, before and after adjusting for health related behaviours and BMI

Before adjusting for behaviours and obesityControl for smokingControl for exerciseControl for betel nut useControl for BMIFull model
estimateSEestimateSEestimateSEestimateSEestimateSEestimateSE
*p<0.05, **p<0.001.
Intercept22.55(0.31)22.12(0.31)22.54(0.31)21.97(0.31)22.57(0.31)21.89(0.31)
Age 0.01**(0.00)0.01**(0.00)0.01**(0.00)0.02**(0.00)0.01**(0.00)0.02**(0.00)
Self assessed health (base—fair)
Healthy−3.82**(0.08)−3.82**(0.08)−3.80**(0.08)−3.80**(0.08)−3.83**(0.08)−3.78**(0.08)
Unhealthy5.18**(0.13)5.19**(0.13)5.15**(0.13)5.17**(0.13)5.18**(0.13)5.16**(0.13)
Shift working (base—non shift)
Shift0.73**(0.11)0.72**(0.11)0.73**(0.11)0.71**(0.11)0.73**(0.11)0.72**(0.11)
Sex (base—male)
Female 1.22** (0.08) 1.50** (0.08) 1.21** (0.08) 1.55** (0.08) 1.20** (0.08) 1.60** (0.09)
Marital status (base—single)
Married1.05**(0.12)1.03**(0.12)1.04**(0.12)0.96**(0.12)1.06**(0.12)0.97**(0.12)
Divorced/separated1.53**(0.23)1.45**(0.23)1.52**(0.23)1.40**(0.23)1.54**(0.23)1.38**(0.23)
Widowed1.23**(0.20)1.20**(0.20)1.21**(0.20)1.11**(0.20)1.24**(0.20)1.11**(0.20)
Employment (base—employed)
Unemployment1.46**(0.17)1.43**(0.17)1.47**(0.17)1.43**(0.17)1.46**(0.17)1.43**(0.17)
Disability/retired/others0.53**(0.14)0.59**(0.14)0.57**(0.14)0.65**(0.14)0.52**(0.14)0.68**(0.14)
Homemaker0.14(0.11)0.20(0.11)0.18(0.11)0.24*(0.11)0.15(0.11)0.28*(0.11)
Student−0.56**(0.14)−0.40*(0.14)−0.47*(0.14)−0.39*(0.14)−0.56**(0.14)−0.27(0.14)
Number of children in the household 0.13*(0.05)0.12*(0.05)0.12*(0.05)0.11*(0.05)0.13*(0.05)0.10*(0.05)
Educational level (base—<9 years)
Some high school−0.05(0.12)−0.07(0.12)−0.03(0.12)−0.08(0.12)-0.05(0.12)−0.08(0.12)
High school graduate0.31*(0.12)0.34*(0.12)0.34*(0.12)0.41*(0.12)0.30*(0.12)0.43*(0.12)
Some college or higher0.53**(0.14)0.62**(0.14)0.57**(0.14)0.71**(0.14)0.52**(0.14)0.74**(0.14)
Income level (base—very low income)
Low income−0.11(0.12)−0.10(0.12)−0.11(0.12)−0.11(0.12)−0.11(0.12)−0.10(0.12)
Middle income−0.12(0.14)−0.10(0.14)−0.11(0.14)−0.09(0.14)−0.12(0.14)−0.07(0.14)
High income0.10(0.29)0.16(0.28)0.15(0.29)0.19(0.28)0.11(0.29)0.24(0.28)
Health behaviours
Smoking0.71**(0.10)0.28*(0.10)
Exercise−0.38**(0.08)−0.31*(0.08)
Betel nut use1.39**(0.11)1.25**(0.12)
BMI (base—<25)
25⩽BMI<30−0.16(0.09)−0.21*(0.09)
BMI⩾30−0.02(0.21−0.08(0.21)