Table 5

- Determinants of sleep paralysis phenomena among general population, Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia.

Factors	Previously had sleep paralysis				P-value
	Yes		No
	n	%	n	%
Age in years
18-35	281	65.8	146	34.2	0.010*
36-55	67	80.7	16	19.3
> 55	12	85.7	2	14.3
Gender
Male	104	71.7	41	28.3	0.356
Female	256	67.5	123	32.5	0.356
Marital status
Single	189	63.0	111	37.0	0.001*
Married	171	76.3	53	23.7	0.001*
Educational level
Below secondary	5	55.6	4	44.4	0.511
Secondary	56	72.7	21	27.3
University / above	299	68.3	139	31.7
Work
Not working	92	71.9	36	28.1	0.007*
Student	171	63.1	100	36.9
Working	79	74.5	27	25.5
Retired	18	94.7	1	5.3
Had psychological disorders
None	198	65.3	105	34.7	0.029*
Yes	153	73.2	56	26.8	0.029*
FH of sleep paralysis
Yes	286	77.5	83	22.5	0.001*
No	74	47.7	81	52.3	0.001*