Table 4 Use of products for sleeping in the study population
Age groups (yrs) | All subjects | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 to 3 | 3 to 5 | 5 to 7 | 7 to 10 | 10 to 14 | ||||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Subjects | 523 | 100.0 | 429 | 100.0 | 425 | 100.0 | 355 | 100.0 | 298 | 100.0 | 2030 | 100.0 |
Sleep disorder in 1st year | ||||||||||||
No | 342 | 65.4 | 302 | 70.4 | 317 | 74.6 | 267 | 75.2 | 209 | 70.1 | 1437 | 70.8 |
Yes | 136 | 26.0 | 98 | 22.8 | 88 | 20.7 | 67 | 18.9 | 65 | 21.8 | 454 | 22.4 |
Sometimes | 44 | 8.4 | 29 | 6.8 | 20 | 4.7 | 21 | 5.9 | 21 | 7.0 | 135 | 6.7 |
Unknown | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0.2 |
Has used products to sleep | ||||||||||||
No | 462 | 88.3 | 391 | 91.1 | 390 | 91.8 | 316 | 89.0 | 266 | 89.3 | 1825 | 89.9 |
Yes | 59 | 11.3 | 38 | 8.9 | 35 | 8.2 | 39 | 10.7 | 32 | 10.7 | 202 | 10.0 |
Unknown | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 |
Has used: | ||||||||||||
Melatonin | 35 | 6.7 | 23 | 5.4 | 17 | 4.0 | 14 | 3.9 | 8 | 2.7 | 97 | 4.8 |
Phytotherapy | 19 | 3.6 | 14 | 3.3 | 13 | 3.1 | 15 | 4.2 | 9 | 3.0 | 70 | 3.4 |
Tryptophan | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 6 | 0.3 |
Vitamin B6 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.3 |
Homeopathy | 12 | 2.3 | 6 | 1.4 | 9 | 2.1 | 10 | 2.8 | 7 | 2.3 | 44 | 2.2 |
Other products | 3 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.7 | 5 | 1.2 | 7 | 2.0 | 9 | 3.0 | 27 | 1.3 |
Suggested by: | ||||||||||||
Pediatrician | 47 | 9.0 | 32 | 7.5 | 27 | 6.4 | 32 | 9.0 | 24 | 8.1 | 162 | 8.0 |
Other parents | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.2 |
Pharmacist | 9 | 1.7 | 5 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.9 | 6 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.0 | 27 | 1.3 |
Auto-prescription | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.6 | 6 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.8 |
Are products to sleep effective | ||||||||||||
No | 20 | 3.8 | 11 | 2.6 | 14 | 3.3 | 10 | 2.8 | 11 | 3.7 | 66 | 3.3 |
Sometimes | 26 | 4.8 | 20 | 4.7 | 14 | 3.3 | 17 | 4.8 | 8 | 2.7 | 84 | 4.1 |
Yes | 13 | 2.5 | 7 | 1.6 | 7 | 1.6 | 12 | 3.4 | 13 | 4.4 | 52 | 2.6 |
Uses products to sleep now | ||||||||||||
No | 502 | 96.0 | 420 | 97.9 | 421 | 99.1 | 352 | 99.2 | 291 | 97.7 | 1986 | 97.8 |
Yes | 21 | 4.0 | 9 | 2.1 | 3 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.8 | 7 | 2.3 | 43 | 2.1 |
Unknown | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |