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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants by frequency of daytime napping

From: Association of daytime napping in relation to risk of diabetes: evidence from a prospective study in Zhejiang, China

Characteristics

Overall (n = 53 916)

Daytime napping

P

Habitual (n = 2757)

Only in summer (n = 17,648)

Non-napping (n = 33,511)

 

Mean age (years)

52.0 ± 9.9

53.1 ± 10.8

52.9 ± 9.8

51.3 ± 9.7

< 0.0001

Females (%)

58.1

43.1

51.0

63.2

< 0.0001

High school or above (%)

3.9

6.7

4.5

3.4

< 0.0001

Married (%)

93.1

93.1

93.5

92.8

0.0008

Household income ≥ 35,000 (yuan) (%)

37.8

40.9

38.7

37.0

< 0.0001

Current smokers (%)

28.0

26.7

27.6

28.5

< 0.0001

Current drinkers (%)

17.1

17.9

17.7

16.7

0.0011

Physical activities (MET-h/d)

30.6 ± 15.3

26.4 ± 16.3

29.3 ± 14.9

31.6 ± 15.1

< 0.0001

Consuming meat daily (%)

15.2

26.9

16.1

13.8

< 0.0001

Consuming fruit daily (%)

6.7

16.7

7.8

5.5

< 0.0001

Consuming vegetable daily (%)

93.8

93.7

92.9

94.3

< 0.0001

BMI (kg/m2)

22.9 ± 3.1

23.2 ± 3.3

23.0 ± 3.1

22.8 ± 3.1

< 0.0001

WC (cm)

76.5 ± 9.1

77.7 ± 9.6

76.7 ± 9.1

76.3 ± 8.9

< 0.0001

Sleep duration (hours)

7.6 ± 1.2

8.0 ± 1.3

7.8 ± 1.2

7.5 ± 1.1

< 0.0001

Postmenopausal (%)a

53.7

53.8

53.7

53.7

0.86

  1. Data were adjusted for age and sex, as appropriate
  2. MET metabolic equivalent tasks, BMI Body Mass Index, WC waist circumference
  3. aOnly among the females