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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
Table 1 Comparative sleep quality parameters

Laryngotracheal stenosis patients (n = 127)
Chinese normative data (n = 112)
t
P value
Subjective sleep quality1.22 ± 0.640.67 ± 0.885.569< 0.0001
Sleep latency1.59 ± 0.790.70 ± 0.987.766< 0.0001
Sleep duration1.09 ± 0.890.46 ± 0.686.086< 0.0001
Sleep efficiency1.13 ± 0.930.02 ± 0.7310.167< 0.0001
Sleep disturbances1.22 ± 0.710.83 ± 0.614.524< 0.0001
Use of hypnotic medications0.24 ± 0.470.18 ± 0.630.8400.402
Daytime dysfunction1.28 ± 0.830.79 ± 0.944.280< 0.0001
Total PSQI score7.79 ± 2.473.23 ± 3.1213.605< 0.0001
Table 2 Anxiety and depression measures of patients

SAS
SDS
Laryngotracheal stenosis patients (n = 127)41.72 ± 9.7848.85 ± 7.49
Chinese normative data29.78 ± 10.0741.88 ± 10.57
t12.7207.260
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 quality0.458< 0.00010.2680.001
Sleep latency0.379< 0.00010.509< 0.0001
Sleep duration0.366< 0.00010.2190.014
Sleep efficiency0.2180.0140.2730.002
Sleep disturbances0.1140.2030.2650.003
Use of hypnotic medications0.1610.0710.0130.886
Daytime dysfunction0.0230.8010.2770.002
Total PSQI score0.523< 0.00010.589< 0.0001
Table 4 Univariate predictors of sleep disorders, n (%)

Sleep-disturbed group (n = 61)
Non-sleep-disturbed group (n = 66)
χ2
P value
Gender4.2850.038
    Male23 (37.7)37 (56.1)
    Female38 (62.3)29 (43.9)
Age (years old)8.9610.030
    18-3010 (16.4)19 (28.8)
    31-4013 (21.3)22 (33.3)
    41-5024 (39.3)12 (18.2)
    > 5014 (23.0)13 (19.7)
Educational level0.7770.678
    Junior high school or below20 (32.8)23 (34.8)
    College, technical secondary school or junior high school23 (37.7)28 (42.4)
    University or above18 (29.5)15 (22.7)
Marital status0.4860.784
    Single21 (34.4)25 (37.9)
    Married28 (45.9)31 (47.0)
    Divorced or widowed12 (19.7)10 (15.2)
Monthly household income per capita (RMB)4.1580.041
    ≤ 500036 (59.0)27 (40.9)
    > 500025 (41.0)39 (59.1)
Etiology of laryngotracheal stenosis0.6470.958
    Congenital4 (6.6)3 (4.5)
    Traumatic36 (59.0)41 (62.1)
    Chemical injury2 (3.3)3 (4.5)
    Specific inflammation4 (6.6)3 (4.5)
    Undetermined15 (24.6)16 (24.2)
Cotton-Myer grading0.9770.807
    I8 (13.1)7 (10.6)
    II6 (9.8)9 (13.6)
    III32 (52.5)37 (56.1)
    IV15 (24.6)13 (19.7)
Number of prior surgeries9.9200.019
    None4 (6.6)10 (15.2)
    118 (29.5)30 (45.5)
    217 (27.9)16 (24.2)
    ≥ 322 (36.1)10 (15.2)
Type of tracheal tubes0.0340.984
    T-tube28 (45.9)31 (47.0)
    Metal tracheostomy tube25 (41.0)27 (40.9)
    Cuffed tracheostomy tube8 (13.1)8 (12.1)
    Duration of intubation (months)0.7750.679
    ≤ 619 (31.1)25 (37.9)
    6-1226 (42.6)27 (40.9)
    > 1216 (26.2)14 (21.2)
Anxiety27 (44.3)6 (9.1)20.391< 0.0001
Depression30 (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 grading6.0580.734
    I1 (3.4)5 (14.3)5 (13.9)4 (14.8)
    II4 (13.8)5 (14.3)4 (11.1)2 (7.4)
    III17 (58.6)16 (45.7)22 (61.1)14 (51.9)
    IV7 (24.2)9 (25.7)5 (13.9)7 (25.9)
Number of prior surgeries4.5950.868
    None1 (3.4)6 (17.1)4 (11.1)3 (11.1)
    111 (38.0)14 (40.0)12 (33.3)11 (40.7)
    29 (31.0)7 (20.0)10 (27.8)8 (29.6)
    ≥ 38 (27.6)8 (22.9)10 (27.8)5 (18.6)
Type of tracheal tubes7.1140.311
    T-tube13 (44.8)19 (54.3)16 (44.5)11 (40.7)
    Metal tracheostomy tube12 (41.4)14 (40.0)17 (47.2)9 (33.4)
    Cuffed tracheostomy tube4 (13.8)2 (5.7)3 (8.3)7 (25.9)
Duration of intubation (months)5.1530.525
    ≤ 612 (41.4)14 (40.0)9 (25.0)9 (33.4)
    6-129 (31.0)12 (34.3)20 (55.6)12 (44.4)
    > 128 (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-3.5801.1489.7300.0020.028-
Gender (0 = female, 1 = male)-0.4430.4900.8190.3660.6420.246-1.676
Age----
    18-308.0660.045
    21-400.1110.7060.0250.7851.1180.280-4.457
    41-501.5070.6924.7370.0304.5121.162-17.527
    > 501.3090.7183.3270.0683.7030.907-15.117
Monthly household income per capita (0 = > 5000 RMB, 1 = ≤ 5000 RMB)1.5100.5218.3980.0044.5271.630-12.570
Number of prior surgeries----
    None9.3850.025
    1 surgery0.5280.8840.3560.5511.6950.300-9.592
    2 surgeries1.6260.9193.1320.0775.0860.840-30.810
    ≥ 3 surgeries2.1430.9435.1690.0238.5271.344-54.096
Anxiety (0 = no, 1 = yes)2.0940.59912.2110.0008.1142.508-26.255
Depression (0 = no, 1 = yes)1.9430.59610.6300.0016.9772.170-22.431