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. 2008 Aug 26;3(8):e3055. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003055

Table 3. Melatonin profile characteristics and sleep times.

Mean (SD) Range
Peak value (pg/ml) 17.64 (12.48) 2.40 to 83.60
Area under the curve (pg/ml/0.5 h) 235.68 (155.73) 43.95 to 1063.29
DLMO (time) 20:50 (1:12) 18:13 to 00:26
DLMOff (time) 08:21 (1:25) 04:54 to 12:38
DLMO to DLMOff (h) 11.52 (1.25) 7.89 to 14.70
DLMO to bedtime (h) 2.65 (1.04) −0.30 to 5.79
Sunset to DLMO (h) 1.59 (1.68) −1.44 to 6.92
Prestudy bedtime 00:10 (0:55) 22:02 to 03:02
Prestudy wake time 08:11 (1:01) 05:43 to 12:04
Prestudy time in dark (h) 8.01 (0.76) 6.22 to 12.88
Assigned bedtime 23:28 (0:47) 22:00 to 02:00
Assigned wake time 07:31 (0:48) 06:00 to 10:00
Assigned time in dark (h) 8.05 (0.20) 8.00 to 9.00