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Table 5 The distribution of sleep disturbances among patients with COPD based on 2007 GOLD classification

From: Factors responsible for poor sleep quality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Items reporting ≥ 3 times per week

GOLD Stage 1

GOLD Stage2

GOLD Stage 3

GOLD Stage 4

P-value

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Wake up at night or early morning

29 (42.6 %)

66 (41.0 %)

43 (35.0 %)

14 (56.0 %)

0.240

Get up to use the bathroom

45 (66.2 %)

118 (73.3 %)

80 (65.0 %)

22 (88.0 %)

0.085

Cannot breathe comfortably

2 (2.9 %)

11 (6.8 %)

11 (8.9 %)

4 (16.0 %)

0.161

Cough or snore loudly

10 (14.7 %)

23 (14.3 %)

21 (17.1 %)

6 (24.0 %)

0.628

Feel too cold

0 (0.0 %)

4 (2.5 %)

2 (1.6 %)

0 (0.0 %)

0.508

Feel too hot

0 (0.0 %)

4 (2.5 %)

2 (1.6 %)

1 (4.0 %)

0.512

Bad dreams

9 (13.2 %)

21 (13.0 %)

13 (10.6 %)

2 (8.0 %)

0.829

Pain

3 (4.4 %)

8 (5.0 %)

7 (5.7 %)

2 (8.0 %)

0.910