Table 2 Comparison of characteristics across children with and without sleep difficulties
Sociodemographic Variables | No Sleep difficulties (CHSQ < 48) n = 284 | Sleep difficulties (CSHQ ≥ 48) n = 257 | P-Valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years)b | 4.03 (1.8) | 4.34 (1.8) | 0.0394 |
Sex | Â | Â | 0.8763 |
 Male | 225 (79.2%) | 205 (79.8%) |  |
 Female | 59 (20.8%) | 52 (20.2%) |  |
Ethnic Origin | Â | Â | 0.0101 |
 Jewish | 230 (83.9%) | 186 (73.8%) |  |
 Bedouin | 39 (14.2%) | 62 (24.6%) |  |
 Other | 5 (1.8%) | 4 (1.6%) |  |
Cognitive Scoresb | 76.46 (17.2) | 74.92 (19.6) | 0.5275 |
ADOS-2 CSS | 6.67 (2.3) | 6.94 (2.3) | 0.1906 |
DSM-V A | Â | Â | Â |
Mild | 36 (14.0%) | 31 (13.0%) | 0.1955 |
Moderate | 112 (43.4%) | 89 (37.2%) | Â |
Severe | 110 (42.6%) | 119 (49.8%) | Â |
DSM-V B | Â | Â | 0.0278 |
Mild | 47 (18.3%) | 37 (15.5%) | Â |
Moderate | 130 (50.6%) | 101 (42.3%) | Â |
Severe | 80 (31.1%) | 101 (42.3%) | Â |