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Table 2 Comparison of the PSQI and its component scores with different levels of loneliness in Shandong, China (2016) (mean ± s)

From: The association between sleep quality and loneliness in rural older individuals: a cross-sectional study in Shandong Province, China

Variables

Total score

Different levels of loneliness

F

P

Low

Moderate

High

Total PSQI

6.67 ± 3.42

5.36 ± 2.83

6.69 ± 3.23

7.55 ± 3.89

38.104

0.000

Components of PSQI

 Subjective sleep quality

1.14 ± 0.76

1.06 ± 0.64

1.17 ± 0.72

1.11 ± 0.91

2.680

0.069

 Sleep latency

1.24 ± 0.90

0.90 ± 0.83

1.23 ± 0.91

1.48 ± 0.86

38.583

0.000

 Sleep duration

0.61 ± 0.84

0.30 ± 0.62

0.58 ± 0.83

0.88 ± 0.91

45.337

0.000

 Habitual sleep efficiency

0.84 ± 1.04

0.78 ± 1.01

0.85 ± 1.05

0.87 ± 1.05

0.840

0.432

 Sleep disturbances

1.34 ± 0.67

1.21 ± 0.50

1.36 ± 0.61

1.38 ± 0.86

6.667

0.001

 Use of sleeping medication

0.36 ± 0.76

0.17 ± 0.52

0.32 ± 0.69

0.59 ± 0.96

32.302

0.000

 Daytime dysfunction

1.15 ± 0.78

0.94 ± 0.63

1.17 ± 0.71

1.23 ± 0.99

13.317

0.000