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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Jun 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Sleep Res. 2025 Jun 3;35(1):e70062. doi: 10.1111/jsr.70062

Table 3.

Average Circadian Variables at Typical Sleep and Sleep Extension by Chronotype

P-values
Model-Estimated Means (95% CI) Comparison by Sleep Condition Comparison by Chronotype
Outcome Chronotype Typical Sleep Sleep Extension Morning/ Intermediate Evening Typical Sleep Sleep Extension
Dim light melatonin onset (DLMOn; clock time) Morning/ Intermediate 20:33 (19:34, 21:32) 20:13 (19:16, 21:10) 0.497 0.112 0.539 0.969
Evening 20:58 (20:08, 21:47) 20:14 (19:23, 21:05)
Dim light melatonin offset (DLMOff; clock time) Morning/ Intermediate 09:02 (08:06, 09:59) 08:28 (07:38, 09:17) 0.248 0.727 0.120 0.008
Evening 10:00 (09:17, 10:43) 10:09 (09:21, 10:57)
Phase angle between DLMOn and sleep onset (hours) Morning/ Intermediate 3.9 (2.98, 4.83) 2.67 (1.78, 3.57) 0.020 0.504 0.938 0.154
Evening 3.86 (3.08, 4.63) 3.56 (2.76, 4.36)
Phase angle between DLMOn and sleep offset (hours) Morning/ Intermediate 10.14 (9.15, 11.13) 10.61 (9.66, 11.57) 0.427 0.021 0.771 0.351
Evening 9.95 (9.12, 10.78) 11.23 (10.37, 12.09)
Phase angle between DLMOff and sleep offset (hours) Morning/ Intermediate 2.41 (1.27, 3.56) 1.61 (0.59, 2.63) 0.154 0.950 0.418 0.066
Evening 3.02 (2.15, 3.89) 2.99 (2.02, 3.96)
Duration of melatonin Secretion (hours) Morning/ Intermediate 12.62 (10.98, 14.26) 12.31 (10.99, 13.63) 0.732 0.379 0.764 0.186
Evening 12.93 (11.79, 14.07) 13.69 (12.19, 15.19)