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World J Psychiatry. Nov 19, 2026; 16(11): 123981
Published online Nov 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.123981
Published online Nov 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.123981
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the overall study population according to sleep-problem status
| Characteristic | Overall, n = 12642 | Sleep problems | P value | |
| No, n = 11670 (92.3%) | Yes, n = 972 (7.7%) | |||
| Age (years) | 46.30 (45.70-46.90) | 45.85 (45.22-46.49) | 51.41 (50.45-52.38) | < 0.0001 |
| Gender | 0.1135 | |||
| Male | 48.79 (47.85-49.73) | 48.48 (47.57-49.39) | 52.32 (47.54-57.05) | |
| Female | 51.21 (50.27-52.15) | 51.52 (50.61-52.43) | 47.68 (42.95-52.46) | |
| Race/ethnicity | < 0.0001 | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 68.62 (65.62-71.47) | 68.06 (65.03-70.95) | 74.96 (71.30-78.29) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 10.59 (9.21-12.15) | 10.56 (9.17-12.15) | 10.84 (9.07-12.92) | |
| Mexican American | 8.69 (7.32-10.28) | 9.03 (7.63-10.65) | 4.77 (3.43-6.62) | |
| Other Hispanic | 5.33 (4.28-6.62) | 5.40 (4.33-6.72) | 4.52 (3.27-6.22) | |
| Other race | 6.78 (5.90-7.77) | 6.94 (6.03-7.98) | 4.90 (3.65-6.54) | |
| Education level | 0.5355 | |||
| Under Highschool | 5.93 (5.31-6.61) | 5.96 (5.35-6.63) | 5.60 (4.44-7.03) | |
| Highschool | 35.55 (33.49-37.67) | 35.71 (33.52-37.95) | 33.80 (30.19-37.61) | |
| Above Highschool | 58.46 (56.20-60.69) | 58.27 (55.91-60.60) | 60.61 (56.54-64.54) | |
| Poverty income ratio | 2.96 (2.88-3.05) | 2.97 (2.88-3.05) | 2.90 (2.72-3.08) | 0.4002 |
| Smoking status | < 0.0001 | |||
| Never | 52.90 (51.21-54.59) | 53.76 (52.14-55.37) | 43.09 (38.20-48.11) | |
| Former | 23.93 (22.66-25.26) | 23.46 (22.16-24.83) | 29.28 (25.79-33.03) | |
| Current | 20.55 (19.14-22.03) | 20.02 (18.60-21.51) | 26.65 (23.38-30.20) | |
| Alcohol use | < 0.0001 | |||
| Never | 10.41 (9.36-11.56) | 10.41 (9.43-11.48) | 10.34 (7.65-13.84) | |
| Former | 14.21 (13.16-15.32) | 13.58 (12.54-14.68) | 21.40 (18.22-24.98) | |
| Mild | 32.51 (30.93-34.13) | 32.64 (31.04-34.29) | 31.00 (26.77-35.57) | |
| Moderate | 15.28 (14.31-16.30) | 15.20 (14.20-16.25) | 16.20 (12.98-20.04) | |
| Heavy | 19.52 (18.48-20.60) | 19.84 (18.72-21.00) | 15.92 (13.07-19.25) | |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 69.17 (68.71-69.62) | 69.09 (68.62-69.55) | 70.09 (69.16-71.03) | 0.0387 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 120.09 (119.56-120.62) | 119.87 (119.34-120.41) | 122.52 (121.43-123.60) | < 0.0001 |
| ALT (U/L) | 25.51 (25.11-25.91) | 25.36 (24.93-25.80) | 27.20 (25.64-28.77) | 0.0340 |
| AST (U/L) | 25.62 (25.25-25.99) | 25.50 (25.11-25.88) | 26.98 (25.38-28.58) | 0.0849 |
| Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 12.87 (12.73-13.00) | 12.78 (12.64-12.91) | 13.92 (13.50-14.34) | < 0.0001 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.88 (0.88-0.89) | 0.88 (0.87-0.89) | 0.94 (0.91-0.96) | < 0.0001 |
| Bilirubin, total (mg/dL) | 0.77 (0.76-0.78) | 0.77 (0.76-0.78) | 0.73 (0.70-0.75) | 0.0025 |
| Cholesterol, total (mg/dL) | 194.37 (193.25-195.49) | 194.57 (193.40-195.74) | 192.06 (188.41-195.72) | 0.2050 |
| Direct HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 54.12 (53.65-54.58) | 54.42 (53.94-54.91) | 50.65 (49.47-51.83) | < 0.0001 |
| LDH (U/L) | 127.54 (126.82-128.26) | 127.16 (126.38-127.94) | 131.85 (129.49-134.20) | 0.0006 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 128.87 (125.50-132.24) | 126.69 (123.52-129.86) | 153.82 (136.60-171.05) | 0.0028 |
| Diabetes mellitus | < 0.0001 | |||
| No | 68.43 (66.94-69.89) | 69.61 (68.09-71.09) | 55.09 (51.28-58.84) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 14.99 (13.99-16.04) | 13.80 (12.83-14.83) | 28.45 (24.85-32.34) | |
| Impaired fasting glycaemia | 7.88 (7.20-8.61) | 7.79 (7.12-8.53) | 8.80 (6.81-11.31) | |
| Impaired glucose tolerance | 8.71 (8.06-9.40) | 8.80 (8.11-9.54) | 7.66 (5.82-10.01) | |
| Hyperlipidemia | < 0.0001 | |||
| No | 28.85 (27.57-30.17) | 29.74 (28.40-31.12) | 18.67 (15.96-21.72) | |
| Yes | 71.15 (69.83-72.43) | 70.26 (68.88-71.60) | 81.33 (78.28-84.04) | |
| Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease | < 0.0001 | |||
| No | 91.87 (91.02-92.64) | 92.79 (92.02-93.49) | 81.61 (78.46-84.40) | |
| Yes | 8.13 (7.36-8.98) | 7.21 (6.51-7.98) | 18.39 (15.60-21.54) | |
| Congestive heart failure | < 0.0001 | |||
| No | 97.46 (97.01-97.83) | 97.90 (97.52-98.22) | 92.52 (90.00-94.45) | |
| Yes | 2.54 (2.17-2.99) | 2.10 (1.78-2.48) | 7.48 (5.55-10.00) | |
| Myocardial infarction | < 0.0001 | |||
| No | 96.36 (95.81-96.84) | 96.84 (96.34-97.28) | 90.97 (87.90-93.32) | |
| Yes | 3.64 (3.16-4.19) | 3.16 (2.72-3.66) | 9.03 (6.68-12.10) | |
| Angina pectoris | < 0.0001 | |||
| No | 97.75 (97.39-98.07) | 98.08 (97.72-98.37) | 94.17 (92.42-95.54) | |
| Yes | 2.25 (1.93-2.61) | 1.92 (1.63-2.28) | 5.83 (4.46-7.58) | |
| Sleep duration (hours) | 6.89 (6.85-6.93) | 6.93 (6.89-6.97) | 6.44 (6.32-6.57) | < 0.0001 |
| TyG-ABSI | 7.01 (6.98-7.03) | 6.98 (6.96-7.01) | 7.27 (7.20-7.33) | < 0.0001 |
- Citation: Zhang YC, Yu ZZ, Zheng WT, Wang C. Triglyceride-glucose index combined with a body shape index in relation to sleep problems and sleep duration. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(11): 123981
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i11/123981.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.123981