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. 2024 Apr 30;15:1340843. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1340843

Table 1.

Distributions of sleep-related variables in NHANES.

Year cycle 2005-2008 Year cycle 2009-2010 Year cycle 2011-2014 Year cycle 2011-2016 Year cycle 2017-2018
Sleep Duration How much sleep do you get (hours)? How much sleep do you get (hours)? How much sleep do you get (hours)? Sleep hours
How often did you not get enough sleep?
Sleep hours - weekdays or workdays
Sleep hours - weekends
Sleep Disturbances Ever told doctor had trouble sleeping? Ever told doctor had trouble sleeping? Ever told doctor had trouble sleeping? Ever told doctor had trouble sleeping? Ever told doctor had trouble sleeping?
Ever told by doctor have sleep disorder? Ever told by doctor have sleep disorder? Ever told by doctor have sleep disorder?
How often wake up during night?
How often do you snore? How often do you snore? How often do you snore?
How often do you snort / stop breathing? How often do you snort / stop breathing? How often do you snort / stop breathing?
Sleep disorder: sleep apnea
Sleep disorder: insomnia
Sleep disorder: restless legs
Sleep disorder: other
Influence of Sleep Disturbances How often feel unrested during the day?
How often feel overly sleepy during day? How often feel overly sleepy during day? How often feel overly sleepy during day?
How often have leg jerks while sleeping?
How often have legs cramp while sleeping
Difficulty concentrating when tired?
Difficulty remembering when tired?
Difficulty eating when tired?
Difficulty with a hobby when tired?
Difficulty getting things done?
Difficulty with finance when tired?
Difficulty at work because tired?
Difficulty on phone when tired?
Usual sleep time on weekdays or workdays Usual sleep time on weekdays or workdays
Usual sleep time on weekends
Usual wake time on weekdays or workdays Usual wake time on weekdays or workdays
Usual wake time on weekends
Accelerometers (PAM) Day of the week measurement started
The last day when the measurements taken
First data timestamp in GT3X
Timestamp at end of last day
Total seconds/minutes with data in the minute file or in the hour/day files
Total number of 80 Hz acceleration measurements logged during idle sleep mode
Total number of valid minutes in the hour/day
Predicted wake/sleep/non-wear status during the minute
Transition flag for wake/sleep/non-wear
Valid wake/sleep/non-wear/unknown minutes in the hour
Valid wake/sleep/non-wear/unknown minutes in the day