Table 4. Association between sleep disorders and level of sleep quality in cancer patients (n=333)

Sleep disorders PSQI score Level of sleep quality
Mean±SD P-value Good (PSQI: ≤5 points) Poor (PSQI: 6−16 points) Total χ2/P
 No. (%) No. (%) No. (%)
Restless legs syndrome
 Yes 7.57±3.91 <0.001 32 (41.6) 45 (58.4) 77 (23.1) 6.590/0.010
 No 5.75±3.71 149 (58.2) 107(41.8) 256 (76.9)
Insomnia
 Yes 8.67±3.83 <0.001 26 (26.5) 72 (73.5) 98 (29.4) 43.331/<0.001
 No 5.12±3.32 155 (66.0) 80 (34.0) 235 (70.6)
Parasomnias
 Yes 7.09±3.96 0.005 45 (46.9) 51 (53.1) 96 (28.8) 3.032/0.090
 No 5.79±3.72 101 (42.6) 136 (57.4) 237 (71.2)
Epworth Sleepiness Scale
 Yes 7.47±3.99 <0.001 47 (38.2) 76 (61.8) 123 (36.9) 20.486/<0.001
 No 5.40±3.53 134 (63.8) 76(36.2) 210 (63.1)
Sleep respiratory disorder
 Yes 7.07±3.87 0.002 48 (41.4) 68 (58.6) 116 (34.8) 12.079/0.001
 No 5.68±3.73 133 (61.3) 84 (38.7) 217 (65.2)
Bruxism
 Yes 7.59±4.28 0.003 18 (33.3) 36 (66.7) 54 (16.2) 11.479/0.001
 No 5.89±3.68 163 (58.4) 152 (45.6) 279 (83.8)
PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.