Table 1.
Weekday and Weekend Napping, and Total Sleep by Age Group
Age 3a (n = 18) | Age 4b (n = 29) | Age 5c (n =12) | Age-Group Comparisons (Tukey HSD) | ||||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Weekday Napping | 342 | 191 | 386 | 230 | 116 | 164 | a > c (p = .004), b > c (p < .001) |
Weekend Napping | 59 | 56 | 88 | 89 | 17 | 33 | b > c (p = .009) |
Total Napping | 420 | 190 | 473 | 269 | 145 | 85 | a > c (p = .005), b > c (p = .001) |
Total Sleep | 4021 | 479 | 4018 | 348 | 3886 | 407 | All n.s. |
Note: Means are in minutes. Weekday napping amount is based on five days (Monday through Friday). Weekend napping amount is based on two days (Saturday and Sunday). Total napping and total sleep is over the entire week (Monday through Sunday).