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Table 5 Differences in the overall PSQI score and the scores for each item according to serum vitamin D level

From: The relationship between serum vitamin D levels and sleep quality in fixed day indoor field workers in the electronics manufacturing industry in Korea

Variables

Mean (SD)

Vitamin D

P valuea

≥10 ng/mL

<10 ng/mL

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

PSQI total score

3.97 2.26

3.85

2.15

4.25

2.37

0.002

Subjective sleep quality

0.99 0.61

0.96

0.61

1.05

0.63

0.020

Sleep latency

0.70 0.79

0.64

0.75

0.84

0.85

<0.001

Sleep duration

1.05 0.63

1.03

0.62

1.10

0.65

0.041

Habitual sleep efficiency

0.03 0.23

0.03

0.24

0.04

0.22

0.587

Sleep disturbances

0.63 0.50

0.62

0.49

0.64

0.51

0.613

Use of sleep medication

0.01 0.13

0.01

0.12

0.01

0.14

0.396

Daytime dysfunction

0.77 0.73

0.76

0.73

0.79

0.74

0.526

  1. aComparison made using the Student t-test
  2. Abbreviations: PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, SD standard deviation