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Table 3 Discriminative validity of the Insomnia Severity Index Danish version (ISI-DK)

From: Preliminary validation of the insomnia severity index in Danish outpatients with a medical condition

Hypotheses

Mean ISI-DK score (SD)

Gender: Female responders have significantly higher ISI-DK mean scores compared to male responders

 Male, n = 91

9.36 (6.03)

 Female, n = 158

10.74 (6.02)

  Effect size (Cohen’s d)

0.23

  p-value

0.083

  Confirmed hypothesis

No

Age: Responders ≥ 70 years old have significantly lower ISI-DK mean scores compared to younger responders

 ≥ 70, n = 60

8.85 (6.55)

 ≤ 69, n = 188

10.65 (5.83)

  Effect size (Cohen’s d)

0.40

  p-value

0.044

  Confirmed hypothesis

Yes

EQ VAS: Responders with EQ VAS score < 83.7 have significantly higher ISI-DK mean scores compared to responders with higher EQ VAS scores

 VAS score ≤ 83.6, n = 189

11.21 (6.00)

 VAS score ≥ 83.7, n = 60

7.18 (5.13)

  Effect size (Cohen’s d)

0.69

  p-value

< 0.001

  Confirmed hypothesis

Yes

EQ-5D anxiety/depression: Responders with any EQ-5D anxiety/depression problem have significantly higher ISI-DK mean scores compared to responders with no problem

 Anxiety/depression no problems, n = 132

8.23 (5.66)

 Anxiety/depression problems, n = 117

12.50 (5.68)

  Effect size (Cohen’s d)

0.75

  p-value

< 0.001

  Confirmed hypothesis

Yes

EQ-5D pain/discomfort: Responders with any EQ-5D pain/discomfort problem have significantly higher ISI-DK mean scores compared to responders with no problem

 Pain/discomfort no problems, n = 64

7.44 (5.28)

 Pain/discomfort problems, n = 185

11.21 (6.01)

  Effect size (Cohen’s d)

0.65

  p-value

< 0.001

  Confirmed hypothesis

Yes

  1. Cut-off for effect size: 0.2 (small), 0.5 (medium) and 0.8 (large)