Research Article

Poor Sleep in Multiple Sclerosis Correlates with Beck Depression Inventory Values, but Not with Polysomnographic Data

Table 1

Demographic data and results of questionnaires and polysomnography.

All Poor sleepersGood sleepers values

(w/m)65 (44/21)42 (29/13)23 (15/8)0.787
Age (years)Mean SD44.6 10.046.4 10.441.5 8.70.051
25%39.840.832.0
75%50.052.348.0
Disease duration (years)Mean SD12.4 9.013.4 10.110.2 6.30.562
25%5.05.04.8
75%18.520.813.0
Sleep disorderInsomnia171520.012
OSA853
PLMD/RLS23167
None17611

VASMean SD4.7 2.75.6 2.63.0 2.30.001
25%2.84.21.1
75%7.07.34.3
MFISMean SD37 20.440.9 18.329.9 22.80.053
25%20.831.818.0
75%53.053.852.0
PSQIMean SD7.7 4.210.0 3.53.6 1.4<0.0001
25%5.07.02.0
75%11.013.05.0
ESSMean SD8.9 4.79.6 5.07.7 4.00.112
25%5.36.33.0
75%13.014.010.0
BDIMean SD11.7 8.612.9 8.69.3 8.20.049
25%5.012.07.0
75%17.318.312.0
FSSMean SD4.6 2.25.0 2.34.1 2.00.184
25%3.13.82.5
75%6.46.46.0

Arousal-index (/h)Mean SD19.9 10.319.7 9.520.4 11.80.880
25%13.713.810.2
75%24.223.926.9
N1 and N2
(%/TiB)
Mean SD51.2 12.250.0 3.753.7 8.80.380
25%43.640.245.5
75%62.562.662.0
N3
(%/TiB)
Mean SD10.4 ± 6.410.6 6.110.3 7.00.706
25%5.45.75.1
75%15.415.315.7
REM
(%/TiB)
Mean SD14.3 7.413.6 7.315.5 7.70.266
25%10.610.411.6
75%17.517.020.4
Sleep efficacy
(%/TiB)
Mean SD76.3 12.3 74.9 13.379.1 10.30.300
25%68.763.675.6
75%86.585.686.7
WASO
(minutes)
Mean SD83.8 57.389.6 62.576.44 44.70.686
25%43.037.544.0
75%120.0132.8104.0
Sleep onset latency
(minutes)
Mean SD31.9 35.736.2 40.520.6 15.60.057
25%12.515.59.0
75%41.043.532.0
Sleep stage changes ()Mean SD145.7 47.4148.8 48.0140.7 47.80.493
25%119.0120.5106.0
75%171.8178.3170.0
Awakenings ()Mean SD26.7 12.427.8 11.425.4 13.80.187
25%18.020.518.0
75%32.033.031.0
PLM-index
(/h)
Mean SD23.0 29.719.8 24.227.2 37.20.757
25%2.32.91.8
75%35.732.838.8
PLM-arousal-index
(/h)
Mean SD2.8 4.22.5 4.23.1 4.30.695
25%0.20.20.2
75%3.63.15.8

OSA: obstructive sleep apnea; PLMD: periodic limb movement disorder; RLS: restless legs syndrome; VAS: Visual Analog Scale; MFIS: Modified Fatigue Impact Scale; PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; ESS: Epworth Sleepiness Scale; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory; FSS: Fatigue Severity Scale; TiB: time in bed; N1: sleep stage NREM 1; N2: sleep stage NREM 2; N3: sleep stage NREM 3; REM: rapid eye movement; WASO: wake after sleep onset; PLM: periodic leg movement.