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. 2010 Aug 15;6(4):336–342.

Table 2.

Comparison of total sleep time (TST) from polysomnography (PSG) and actigraphy devices

N PSG Sleepwatch Actiwatch Actical
    TST on PSG night (min) 30 462.9 ± 71.5 488.1 ± 63.3 488.1 ± 59.7 494.3 ± 53.8
467.0 (417.0 – 512.0) 495.0 (447.0, 527.0) 491.9 (453.5, 523.5) 506.6 (455.8, 529.3)
    Difference with TST from PSG (min) 30 −25.1 ± 41.0 −25.1 ± 39.3 −31.4 ± 49.5
−26.5 (−45.0, −1.0) −17.1 (−47.5, 5.0) −22.9 (−58.5, 0.0)
    Difference with TST from Actiwatch (min) 30 0.0 ± 30.2 −6.3 ± 18.1
−2.1 (−5.5, 4.0) −6.1 (−15.3, 5.3)

(Mean ± SD; Median [IQR])

Sleepwatch, Sleepwatch actigraph (Ambulatory Monitoring, Inc., Ardsley, NY); Actiwatch, Actiwatch actigraph (Respironics, Pittsburgh, PA); Actical, Actical actigraph (Respironics, Pittsburgh, PA)