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Table 2 Characteristics of adolescents with regard to sleep duration, bedtime, and pubertal timing

From: The association between sleep duration, bedtimes, and early pubertal timing among Chinese adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics, N (%)

Sleep duration X (SD)/N (%)

P

Bedtime X (SD)/N (%)

P

Pubertal timing X (SD)/N (%)

P

Insufficient

Sufficient

≤ 10 pm

> 10 pm

On time

Early

Sex

 Male, 2889 (52.9)

438 (15.2)

2451 (84.8)

0.840

2253 (78.0)

636 (22.0)

< 0.001

2223 (76.9)

666 (23.1)

0.948

 Female, 2572 (47.1)

395 (15.4)

2177 (84.6)

1894 (73.6)

678 (26.4)

1981 (77.0)

591 (23.0)

Only child

 Yes, 1019 (18.7)

163 (16.0)

856 (84.0)

0.465

749 (73.5)

270 (26.5)

0.044

750 (73.6)

269 (26.4)

0.004

 No, 4442 (81.3)

670 (15.1)

3772 (84.9)

3398 (76.5)

1044 (23.5)

3454 (77.8)

988 (22.2)

Father’s education level

 Low, 3161 (57.9)

545 (17.2)

2616 (82.8)

< 0.001

2238 (70.8)

923 (29.2)

< 0.001

2408 (76.2)

753 (23.8)

0.118

 Medium, 2108 (28.6)

262 (12.4)

1846 (87.6)

1741 (82.6)

367 (17.4)

1653 (78.4)

455 (21.6)

 High, 192 (3.5)

26 (13.5)

166 (86.5)

168 (87.5)

24 (12.5)

143 (74.5)

49 (25.5)

Mother’s education level

 Low, 3209 (58.8)

558 (17.4)

2651 (82.6)

< 0.001

2249 (70.1)

960 (29.9)

< 0.001

2451 (76.4)

758 (23.6)

0.297

 Medium, 2084 (38.2)

244 (11.7)

1840 (88.3)

1748 (83.9)

336 (16.1)

1627 (78.1)

457 (21.9)

 High, 168 (3.0)

31 (18.5)

137 (81.5)

150 (89.3)

18 (10.7)

126 (75.0)

42 (25.0)

Economic status

 Poor, 719 (13.2)

120 (16.7)

599 (83.3)

< 0.001

525 (73.0)

194 (27.0)

< 0.001

547 (76.1)

172 (23.9)

0.168

 Medium, 2760 (50.5)

472 (17.1)

2288 (82.9)

1915 (69.4)

845 (30.6)

2103 (76.2)

657 (23.8)

 Good, 1982 (36.3)

241 (12.2)

1741 (87.8)

1707 (86.1)

275 (13.9)

1554 (78.4)

428 (21.6)

Parents’ relationship

 Poor, 177 (3.2)

38 (21.5)

139 (78.5)

0.033

125 (70.6)

52 (29.4)

0.004

138 (78.0)

39 (22.0)

0.195

 Neutral, 709 (13.0)

117 (16.5)

592 (83.5)

509 (71.8)

200 (28.2)

527 (74.3)

182 (25.7)

 Harmonious, 4575 (83.8)

678 (14.8)

3897 (85.2)

3513 (76.8)

1066 (23.2)

1539 (77.4)

1036 (22.6)

Parenting style

 Democratic, 3609 (66.1)

567 (15.7)

3042 (84.3)

0.046

2717 (75.3)

892 (24.7)

0.014

2794 (77.4)

815 (22.6)

0.031

 Autocratic, 1012 (18.5)

164 (16.2)

848 (83.8)

756 (74.7)

256 (25.3)

773 (76.4)

239 (23.6)

 Doting, 601 (11.0)

70 (11.6)

531 (88.4)

486 (80.9)

115 (19.1)

471 (78.4)

130 (21.6)

 Disregardful, 239 (4.4)

32 (13.4)

207 (86.6)

188 (78.7)

51 (21.3)

166 (69.5)

73 (30.5)

Age

12.07 (1.74)

11.30 (2.07)

< 0.001

10.83 (1.88)

13.26 (1.33)

< 0.001

11.40 (2.06)

11.47 (1.99)

0.281

BMI

18.90 (3.36)

17.94 (3.27)

< 0.001

17.66 (3.30)

19.43 (2.92)

< 0.001

17.94 (3.26)

18.57 (3.39)

< 0.001