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 |