Table 4 Discriminative validity: Comparison of the Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire (LSEQ) scores between Ethiopian university students with normal and moderate anxiety levels
From: Validation of the adapted Leeds sleep evaluation questionnaire in Ethiopian university students
Items of the LSEQ | Mean (SD) score | t | df | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal (n = 125) | Moderate anxiety (n = 97) | ||||
Getting to sleep item 1 | 7.13 (3.07) | 5.82 (3.07) | 3.14 | 220 | .002 |
Getting to sleep item 2 | 6.68 (3.32) | 4.96 (3.02) | 4.01 | 212.50 | .006 |
Getting to sleep item 3 | 6.54 (3.46) | 5.29 (3.23) | 2.76 | 220 | < 0.001 |
Quality of sleep item 1 | 7.16 (2.94) | 5.42 (3.16) | 4.22 | 220 | < 0.001 |
Quality of sleep item 2 | 6.56 (3.46) | 5.49 (3.42) | 2.30 | 220 | .022 |
Awake following sleep item 1 | 6.59 (3.34) | 4.87 (3.07) | 3.94 | 220 | < 0.001 |
Awake following sleep item 2 | 6.49 (3.35) | 5.15 (3.09) | 3.09 | 213.42 | .002 |
Behaviour following wakening item 1 | 6.62 (3.42) | 4.66 (3.26) | 4.31 | 220 | < 0.001 |
Behaviour following wakening item 2 | 6.29 (3.63) | 5.42 (3.47) | 1.80 | 220 | .073 |
Behaviour following wakening item 3 | 6.85 (3.31) | 5.55 (3.31) | 2.89 | 220 | .004 |
LSEQ total score | 66.92 (21.92) | 52.65 (19.96) | 5.00 | 220 | < 0.001 |