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World J Psychiatry. Oct 19, 2025; 15(10): 108844
Published online Oct 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i10.108844
Published online Oct 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i10.108844
Table 1 Comparative sleep quality parameters
| Laryngotracheal stenosis patients (n = 127) | Chinese normative data (n = 112) | t | P value | |
| Subjective sleep quality | 1.22 ± 0.64 | 0.67 ± 0.88 | 5.569 | < 0.0001 |
| Sleep latency | 1.59 ± 0.79 | 0.70 ± 0.98 | 7.766 | < 0.0001 |
| Sleep duration | 1.09 ± 0.89 | 0.46 ± 0.68 | 6.086 | < 0.0001 |
| Sleep efficiency | 1.13 ± 0.93 | 0.02 ± 0.73 | 10.167 | < 0.0001 |
| Sleep disturbances | 1.22 ± 0.71 | 0.83 ± 0.61 | 4.524 | < 0.0001 |
| Use of hypnotic medications | 0.24 ± 0.47 | 0.18 ± 0.63 | 0.840 | 0.402 |
| Daytime dysfunction | 1.28 ± 0.83 | 0.79 ± 0.94 | 4.280 | < 0.0001 |
| Total PSQI score | 7.79 ± 2.47 | 3.23 ± 3.12 | 13.605 | < 0.0001 |
Table 2 Anxiety and depression measures of patients
| SAS | SDS | |
| Laryngotracheal stenosis patients (n = 127) | 41.72 ± 9.78 | 48.85 ± 7.49 |
| Chinese normative data | 29.78 ± 10.07 | 41.88 ± 10.57 |
| t | 12.720 | 7.260 |
| P value | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
Table 3 Correlation between self-rating anxiety scale, self-rating depression scale, and sleep quality
| SAS | SDS | |||
| r | P value | r | P value | |
| Subjective sleep quality | 0.458 | < 0.0001 | 0.268 | 0.001 |
| Sleep latency | 0.379 | < 0.0001 | 0.509 | < 0.0001 |
| Sleep duration | 0.366 | < 0.0001 | 0.219 | 0.014 |
| Sleep efficiency | 0.218 | 0.014 | 0.273 | 0.002 |
| Sleep disturbances | 0.114 | 0.203 | 0.265 | 0.003 |
| Use of hypnotic medications | 0.161 | 0.071 | 0.013 | 0.886 |
| Daytime dysfunction | 0.023 | 0.801 | 0.277 | 0.002 |
| Total PSQI score | 0.523 | < 0.0001 | 0.589 | < 0.0001 |
Table 4 Univariate predictors of sleep disorders, n (%)
| Sleep-disturbed group (n = 61) | Non-sleep-disturbed group (n = 66) | χ2 | P value | |
| Gender | 4.285 | 0.038 | ||
| Male | 23 (37.7) | 37 (56.1) | ||
| Female | 38 (62.3) | 29 (43.9) | ||
| Age (years old) | 8.961 | 0.030 | ||
| 18-30 | 10 (16.4) | 19 (28.8) | ||
| 31-40 | 13 (21.3) | 22 (33.3) | ||
| 41-50 | 24 (39.3) | 12 (18.2) | ||
| > 50 | 14 (23.0) | 13 (19.7) | ||
| Educational level | 0.777 | 0.678 | ||
| Junior high school or below | 20 (32.8) | 23 (34.8) | ||
| College, technical secondary school or junior high school | 23 (37.7) | 28 (42.4) | ||
| University or above | 18 (29.5) | 15 (22.7) | ||
| Marital status | 0.486 | 0.784 | ||
| Single | 21 (34.4) | 25 (37.9) | ||
| Married | 28 (45.9) | 31 (47.0) | ||
| Divorced or widowed | 12 (19.7) | 10 (15.2) | ||
| Monthly household income per capita (RMB) | 4.158 | 0.041 | ||
| ≤ 5000 | 36 (59.0) | 27 (40.9) | ||
| > 5000 | 25 (41.0) | 39 (59.1) | ||
| Etiology of laryngotracheal stenosis | 0.647 | 0.958 | ||
| Congenital | 4 (6.6) | 3 (4.5) | ||
| Traumatic | 36 (59.0) | 41 (62.1) | ||
| Chemical injury | 2 (3.3) | 3 (4.5) | ||
| Specific inflammation | 4 (6.6) | 3 (4.5) | ||
| Undetermined | 15 (24.6) | 16 (24.2) | ||
| Cotton-Myer grading | 0.977 | 0.807 | ||
| I | 8 (13.1) | 7 (10.6) | ||
| II | 6 (9.8) | 9 (13.6) | ||
| III | 32 (52.5) | 37 (56.1) | ||
| IV | 15 (24.6) | 13 (19.7) | ||
| Number of prior surgeries | 9.920 | 0.019 | ||
| None | 4 (6.6) | 10 (15.2) | ||
| 1 | 18 (29.5) | 30 (45.5) | ||
| 2 | 17 (27.9) | 16 (24.2) | ||
| ≥ 3 | 22 (36.1) | 10 (15.2) | ||
| Type of tracheal tubes | 0.034 | 0.984 | ||
| T-tube | 28 (45.9) | 31 (47.0) | ||
| Metal tracheostomy tube | 25 (41.0) | 27 (40.9) | ||
| Cuffed tracheostomy tube | 8 (13.1) | 8 (12.1) | ||
| Duration of intubation (months) | 0.775 | 0.679 | ||
| ≤ 6 | 19 (31.1) | 25 (37.9) | ||
| 6-12 | 26 (42.6) | 27 (40.9) | ||
| > 12 | 16 (26.2) | 14 (21.2) | ||
| Anxiety | 27 (44.3) | 6 (9.1) | 20.391 | < 0.0001 |
| Depression | 30 (49.2) | 9 (13.6) | 18.821 | < 0.0001 |
Table 5 Disease-related information among patients of different age groups, n (%)
| 18-30 years old (n = 29) | 31-40 years old (n = 35) | 41-50 years old (n = 36) | > 50 years old (n = 27) | χ2 | P value | |
| Cotton-Myer grading | 6.058 | 0.734 | ||||
| I | 1 (3.4) | 5 (14.3) | 5 (13.9) | 4 (14.8) | ||
| II | 4 (13.8) | 5 (14.3) | 4 (11.1) | 2 (7.4) | ||
| III | 17 (58.6) | 16 (45.7) | 22 (61.1) | 14 (51.9) | ||
| IV | 7 (24.2) | 9 (25.7) | 5 (13.9) | 7 (25.9) | ||
| Number of prior surgeries | 4.595 | 0.868 | ||||
| None | 1 (3.4) | 6 (17.1) | 4 (11.1) | 3 (11.1) | ||
| 1 | 11 (38.0) | 14 (40.0) | 12 (33.3) | 11 (40.7) | ||
| 2 | 9 (31.0) | 7 (20.0) | 10 (27.8) | 8 (29.6) | ||
| ≥ 3 | 8 (27.6) | 8 (22.9) | 10 (27.8) | 5 (18.6) | ||
| Type of tracheal tubes | 7.114 | 0.311 | ||||
| T-tube | 13 (44.8) | 19 (54.3) | 16 (44.5) | 11 (40.7) | ||
| Metal tracheostomy tube | 12 (41.4) | 14 (40.0) | 17 (47.2) | 9 (33.4) | ||
| Cuffed tracheostomy tube | 4 (13.8) | 2 (5.7) | 3 (8.3) | 7 (25.9) | ||
| Duration of intubation (months) | 5.153 | 0.525 | ||||
| ≤ 6 | 12 (41.4) | 14 (40.0) | 9 (25.0) | 9 (33.4) | ||
| 6-12 | 9 (31.0) | 12 (34.3) | 20 (55.6) | 12 (44.4) | ||
| > 12 | 8 (27.6) | 9 (25.7) | 7 (19.4) | 6 (22.2) |
Table 6 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of sleep quality determinants in laryngotracheal stenosis patients
| Variable | β | SE | Wald | P value | HR | 95%CI |
| Constant | -3.580 | 1.148 | 9.730 | 0.002 | 0.028 | - |
| Gender (0 = female, 1 = male) | -0.443 | 0.490 | 0.819 | 0.366 | 0.642 | 0.246-1.676 |
| Age | - | - | - | - | ||
| 18-30 | 8.066 | 0.045 | ||||
| 21-40 | 0.111 | 0.706 | 0.025 | 0.785 | 1.118 | 0.280-4.457 |
| 41-50 | 1.507 | 0.692 | 4.737 | 0.030 | 4.512 | 1.162-17.527 |
| > 50 | 1.309 | 0.718 | 3.327 | 0.068 | 3.703 | 0.907-15.117 |
| Monthly household income per capita (0 = > 5000 RMB, 1 = ≤ 5000 RMB) | 1.510 | 0.521 | 8.398 | 0.004 | 4.527 | 1.630-12.570 |
| Number of prior surgeries | - | - | - | - | ||
| None | 9.385 | 0.025 | ||||
| 1 surgery | 0.528 | 0.884 | 0.356 | 0.551 | 1.695 | 0.300-9.592 |
| 2 surgeries | 1.626 | 0.919 | 3.132 | 0.077 | 5.086 | 0.840-30.810 |
| ≥ 3 surgeries | 2.143 | 0.943 | 5.169 | 0.023 | 8.527 | 1.344-54.096 |
| Anxiety (0 = no, 1 = yes) | 2.094 | 0.599 | 12.211 | 0.000 | 8.114 | 2.508-26.255 |
| Depression (0 = no, 1 = yes) | 1.943 | 0.596 | 10.630 | 0.001 | 6.977 | 2.170-22.431 |
- Citation: You YT, Guo R. Association between anxiety and depression and sleep quality in benign laryngotracheal stenosis patients and analysis of risk factors. World J Psychiatry 2025; 15(10): 108844
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v15/i10/108844.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v15.i10.108844
