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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Jul 24;56(9):1674–1680. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01838.x

Table 2.

Descriptive Characteristics of Nap and Sleep Outcomes by Self-Reported Napping Status.

All participants (n=414) No reported nap (n=189) Reported naps (n=225) p-value*
Self-reported nap outcome
Nap Duration (minute) (mean, SD) 29.9 (40.9) –– 55.0 (41.2) <.001
Self-reported sleep outcomes
Nighttime sleep (hour) (mean, SD) 6.9 (1.4) 7.0 (1.4) 6.8 (1.4) .304
Total 24 h sleep, (hour) (mean, SD) 7.4 (1.6) 7.0 (1.4) 7.7 (1.6) <.001
Sleep efficiency (%) (mean SD) 83.4 (14.3) 82.7 (14.8) 83.9 (13.8) .506
 < 85% (n, %) 197 (47.6) 93 (49.2) 104 (46.2) .545
 ≥ 85% (n, %) 217 (52.4) 96 (50.8) 121 (53.8)
Sleep onset latency (minute) (mean, SD) 21.7 (24.0) 23.3 (27.1) 20.3 (21.0) .156
 ≤ 30 min (n, %) 361 (87.2) 160 (84.7) 201 (89.3)
 > 30 min (n, %) 53 (12.8) 29 (15.3) 24 (10.7)
*

Tests for difference by napping status.