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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2011 Feb-Mar;32(2):90–97. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e318207ecc7

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)

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).