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World J Psychiatry. Jul 19, 2026; 16(7): 117788
Published online Jul 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.117788
Published online Jul 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.117788
Table 3 Comparison of mental status during insomnia in male and female patients, n (%)
| Variables | Total (n = 2009) | Men (n = 724) | Women (n = 1285) | Statistic | P value |
| Depression | 369 (18.37) | 103 (14.23) | 266 (20.70) | 12.94 | < 0.001c |
| Apathy | 181 (9.01) | 82 (11.33) | 99 (7.70) | 7.41 | 0.006b |
| Fatigue | 1175 (58.49) | 455 (62.85) | 720 (56.03) | 8.86 | 0.003b |
| Impatience-irritability | 644 (32.06) | 239 (33.01) | 405 (31.52) | 0.47 | 0.491 |
| Timidity | 201 (10.00) | 55 (7.60) | 146 (11.36) | 7.29 | 0.007b |
| Indecision | 122 (6.07) | 39 (5.39) | 83 (6.46) | 0.93 | 0.334 |
| Grief | 117 (5.82) | 20 (2.76) | 97 (7.55) | 19.34 | < 0.001c |
| Suspiciousness | 155 (7.72) | 54 (7.46) | 101 (7.86) | 0.1 | 0.746 |
| Catatonia | 421 (20.96) | 132 (18.23) | 289 (22.49) | 5.07 | 0.024a |
| Decreased willpower | 637 (31.71) | 253 (34.94) | 384 (29.88) | 5.48 | 0.019a |
| Taciturnity | 145 (7.22) | 63 (8.70) | 82 (6.38) | 3.72 | 0.054 |
| Inattention | 223 (11.10) | 91 (12.57) | 132 (10.27) | 2.48 | 0.116 |
| Forgetfulness | 1038 (51.67) | 384 (53.04) | 654 (50.89) | 0.85 | 0.356 |
| Slow response | 539 (26.83) | 209 (28.87) | 330 (25.68) | 2.4 | 0.122 |
- Citation: Tian BX, Fang J, Ji K, Yang J, Tan YX, Liu FG, Liu L. Correlation of fourteen subjectively reported adverse mental states with insomnia: Gender differences in a cross-sectional study. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(7): 117788
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.117788