Table 1

Characteristics of the participants (n=111)

VariableMean±SD
Age (years)23.7±4.8
Weight (kg)71.0±9.9
Height (cm)176.9±5.9
Body mass index22.8±2.1
Lean mass (kg)56.4±6.4
Body fat (%)20.6±4.4
Ethnicityn (%)
Qatari62 (55.9)
Other Middle East27 (24.3)
Africa11 (9.9)
Persia9 (8.1)
Asia1 (0.9)
Europe1 (0.9)
Time to bed
Before 23:006 (5.4)
23:00 to 01:0064 (57.4)
01:00 to 03:0029 (26.1)
03:00 or later12 (10.8)
Wake-up time
Before 06:0010 (9.0)
06:00 to 09:0045 (40.5)
09:00 to 12:0048 (43.2)
12:00 and later8 (7.2)
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
PSQI <535 (31.5)
PSQI ≥5 (poor sleep quality)76 (68.5)
Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)
ISI <1181 (73.0)
ISI ≥11 (subclinical insomnia)30 (27.0)
Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)
ESS ≤886 (77.5)
ESS >8 (excessive daytime sleepiness)25 (22.5)