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Published in final edited form as: Sleep Med Rev. 2011 May 14;15(5):311–315. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2011.01.007

Table 2. Lifetime Prevalence Rates of Sleep Paralysis by Sample Type.

Sample	Sample N	% with SP
All Studies	36533	20.8
General Population	18330	7.6
Students	9095	28.3
Psychiatric Patients	683	31.9
Patients with Panic Disorder	318	34.6

Note: SP = sleep paralysis; Patients with Panic Disorder is a subset of the Psychiatric Patient sample category.