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. 2013 Sep 14;12:128. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-12-128

Table 2.

Daily time spent in bed (hours : minutes) by male and female participants in OSSLS2

  All participants (n = 685)
Girls (n = 299)
Boys (n = 386)
Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR)
Entire week
9:11
(8:34, 9:45)
9:17a
(8.37, 9:49)
9:08a
(8:34, 9:41)
Weekdays only
9:00
(8:15, 9:30)
9:00a
(8:15, 9:30)
9:00a
(8:15, 9:30)
Weekend days only
10:00
(9:00, 10:45)
10:00a
(9:00, 11:00)
10:00b
(8:45, 10:30)
Sleep Difference 1.15 (0:30, 2:00) 1:15a (0:30, 2:00) 1:00a (0:30, 2:00)

OSSLS2 Otago School Students Lifestyle Survey Two.

Sleep difference = the difference in sleep hours per night between weekends and weekdays (Weekend - Weekday); For each sex group, values within a row with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0.05).