Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression results for sleep divorce associated with feelings of loneliness in the emotional and social domains among young elderly parents who were currently married, N = 1259

 Yes

2.21 (1.36, 3.58)^**

1.85 (1.12, 3.09)^*

1.37 (0.99, 1.91)^§

1.24 (0.88, 1.75)

 Different beds in the same bedroom

0.95 (0.43, 2.11)

0.94 (0.42, 2.10)

0.94 (0.59, 1.50)

0.92 (0.57, 1.47)

 Unknown

0.63 (0.31, 1.29)

0.70 (0.34, 1.44)

0.43 (0.28, 0.67)^**

0.44 (0.28, 0.68)^**

 Subjective sleep quality

1.05 (0.75, 1.47)

0.98 (0.70, 1.39)

1.52 (1.22, 1.88)^**

1.44 (1.16, 1.79)^**

 Sleep disturbance

2.00 (1.24, 3.21)^**

1.99 (1.22, 3.24)^**

1.13 (0.82, 1.56)

1.11 (0.80, 1.53)

 Use of sleep medicine

1.00 (0.79, 1.27)

1.07 (0.84, 1.36)

0.83 (0.70, 0.99)^*

0.86 (0.72, 1.02)^§

 Daytime dysfunction

2.90 (1.97, 4.27)^**

2.72 (1.83, 4.06)^**

1.36 (1.003, 1.85)^*

1.29 (0.94, 1.77)

1.49 (1.08, 2.06)^*

Had a sex (more than once per month) (ref = No)

0.87 (0.51, 1.47)

0.93 (0.54, 1.61)

0.75 (0.54, 1.02)^§

0.81 (0.59, 1.12)

Satisfying spousal relationship (ref = Not satisfied)

0.64 (0.45, 0.92)^*

0.63 (0.50, 0.80)^**

Intimate partner violence

1.44 (1.06, 1.97)^*

1.17 (0.95, 1.44)

Had a post on Facebook (ref = No)

0.61 (0.35, 1.05)^§

0.67 (0.49, 0.93)^*

Male (ref = Female)

1.73 (1.07, 2.79)^*

2.06 (1.25, 3.39)^**

1.20 (0.89, 1.62)

1.37 (1.01, 1.87)^*

Age

0.95 (0.89, 1.01)

0.94 (0.88, 1.004)^§

1.02 (0.98, 1.06)

1.01 (0.97, 1.05)

Marital duration in years

1.04 (0.98, 1.10)

1.04 (0.98, 1.11)

0.99 (0.96, 1.02)

0.99 (0.96, 1.02)

 High school

1.02 (0.63, 1.64)

1.06 (0.65, 1.74)

1.09 (0.81, 1.48)

1.15 (0.85, 1.57)

 College and above

1.42 (0.74, 2.75)

1.64 (0.84, 3.21)

1.62 (1.08, 2.44)^*

1.80 (1.18, 2.73)^**

Perceived economic strain (ref = Sufficient)

2.53 (1.40, 4.59)^**

2.26 (1.23, 4.15)^**

1.90 (1.22, 2.95)^**

1.70 (1.08, 2.66)^*