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Table 1 Socio-demographics of Ethiopian university students (n = 329) participating in the study

From: Psychometric properties of the Epworth sleepiness scale in Ethiopian university students

Characteristics

Mean ± SD/ Frequency

Age (yr)

20.96 ± 1.74

BMI (Kg/m2)

21.19 ± 3.17

Gender

 Male

223(67.8%)

 Female

88(26.7%)

 Unreported

18 (5.5%)

Years of university education

 1 year

98 (29.8%)

 2 year

122 (37.1%)

 3 Year

63 (19.1%)

 4 Year

25 (7.6%)

 5 Year

4 (1.2%)

 Unreported

17 (5.2%)

Religion

 Orthodox

142 (43.2%)

 Protestants

40 (12.2%)

 Islam

120 (36.5)

 Others

4 (1.2%)

 Unreported

23 (7.0%)

Attendance (%)

 51–60

3 (0.9%)

 61–70

2 (0.6)

 71–80

16 (4.9%)

 81–90

31 (9.4%)

 91–100

187 (56.8%)

 Unreported

90 (27.4%)

Chronic conditions

 None

195 (59.3%)

 AIDS

8 (2.4%)

 Hepatitis-A

3 (0.9%)

 Hepatitis-B

1 (0.3%)

 Hypertension

1 (0.3%)

 Diabetes Mellitus

3 (0.9%)

 Tuberculosis

5 (1.5%)

 Others

14 (4.3%)

 Unreported

99 (30.1%)

Parents

 Single

120 (36.5%)

 Divorced

9 (2.7%)

 Widowed

14 (4.3%)

 Double

133 (40.4%)

 Unreported

53 (16.1%)

Physical Activity

 No

62 (18.8%)

 Yes

249 (75.7%)

 Unreported

18 (5.5%)

 ESS

6.83 ± 4.65

Symptoms of Primary insomnia

 Yes

147 (44.7%)

 No

182 (55.3%)

  1. SD: Standard deviation, BMI: Body mass index; ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale