Relationship of depression and sleep quality, diseases and general characteristics

Table 5 Comparison of insomnia related characteristics between without depression and with depression groups, n (%)

Indicator	Status	Without depression	With depression	P value
Years of insomnia		5.21 ± 6.06	7.35 ± 7.48	< 0.001
Western medicine treatment	Yes	102 (53.68)	143 (64.71)	0.02
	No	88 (46.32)	78 (35.29)
Chinese medicine treatment	Yes	82 (43.16)	143 (64.71)	< 0.001
	No	108 (56.84)	78 (35.29)
Psychotherapy	Yes	6 (3.16)	25 (11.31)	0.002
	No	184 (96.84)	196 (88.69)
Kinds of insomnia	Difficult to fall asleep	89 (46.84)	140 (63.35)	< 0.001
	Difficult to deep sleep	20 (10.53)	16 (7.24)
	Easy to wake up	53 (27.89)	36 (16.29)
	Wake up early	28 (14.74)	29 (13.12)
Events related to insomnia	Work pressure	42 (22.11)	40 (18.1)	0.10
	Family life	58 (30.53)	66 (29.86)
	Disease related	49 (25.79)	82 (37.1)
	Sleep environment	37 (19.47)	31 (14.03)
	Interpersonal communication	4 (2.11)	2 (0.9)
Treatment expected to treat insomnia	Western medicine	53 (27.89)	36 (16.29)	< 0.001
	Traditional Chinese Medicine	97 (51.05)	133 (60.18)
	Psychotherapy	14 (7.37)	36 (16.29)
	Other	26 (13.68)	16 (7.24)
Traditional Chinese medicine foot bath	Yes	50 (26.32)	49 (22.17)	0.33
	No	140 (73.68)	172 (77.83)
Acupressure	Yes	51 (26.84)	50 (22.62)	0.32
	No	139 (73.16)	171 (77.38)
Psychological counseling	Yes	1 (0.53)	19 (8.6)	< 0.001
	No	189 (99.47)	202 (91.4)
Medicated diet	Yes	16 (8.42)	28 (12.67)	0.17
	No	174 (91.58)	193 (87.33)
Tai Chi	Yes	11 (5.79)	5 (2.26)	0.07
	No	179 (94.21)	216 (97.74)
Traditional Chinese medicine	Yes	93 (48.95)	120 (54.3)	0.28
	No	97 (51.05)	101 (45.7)
Other traditional Chinese medicine	Yes	17 (8.95)	16 (7.24)	0.53
	No	173 (91.05)	205 (92.76)
Habit of 1 hour before bed	Electronic products	79 (41.58)	125 (56.56)	< 0.001
	Reading news or papers	31 (16.32)	22 (9.95)
	Chat	7 (3.68)	10 (4.52)
	Fitness	0 (0)	1 (0.45)
	None	12 (6.32)	26 (11.76)
	Watch TV	61 (32.11)	37 (16.74)
Habit of drinking tea	Yes	57 (30)	81 (36.65)	0.16
	No	133 (70)	140 (63.35)
Habit of drinking coffee	Yes	38 (20)	35 (15.84)	0.27
	No	152 (80)	186 (84.16)
Habit of drinking spirits	Yes	3 (1.58)	10 (4.52)	0.09
	No	187 (98.42)	211 (95.48)
Habit of smoking	Yes	24 (12.63)	19 (8.6)	0.18
	No	166 (87.37)	202 (91.4)
Habit of lunch break	Yes	52 (27.37)	82 (37.1)	< 0.001
	No	138 (72.63)	139 (62.9)