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. 2010 Mar 5;20(2):143–149. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20090054

Table 2. Variation in sleep patterns recorded in sleep logs, questionnaires, and by actigraphy.

    Overall Weekdays Weekend



    Sleep log Questionnaire Actigraphy Sleep log Questionnairea Actigraphy Sleep log Questionnairea Actigraphy
Bedtime mean   21:09 21:39     21:32     22:01
  95% CI   21:01–21:18 21:28–21:49     21:21–21:42     21:45–22:16
  P   <0.001     <0.001     <0.001  
 
Sleep onset time mean 21:31 21:32 21:47 21:25   21:40 21:45   22:08
  95% CI 21:22–21:40 21:23–21:40 21:36–21:58 21:16–21:35   21:29–21:51 21:31–22:00   21:53–22:24
  Pb <0.001 ns   0.004 ns   <0.001 0.001  
  P <0.001 0.001   <0.001 ns   <0.001 <0.001  
 
Sleep latency mean   0:22 0:08     0:09     0:08
  95% CI   0:18–0:27 0:07–0:09     0:07–0:10     0:06–0:09
  P   <0.001     <0.001     <0.001  
 
Sleep end time mean 7:22 7:17 7:13 7:16   7:07 7:29   7:24
  95% CI 7:13–7:30 7:10–7:24 7:05–7:22 7:08–7:25   6:59–7:15 7:16–7:41   7:11–7:37
  P <0.001 ns   <0.001 <0.001   ns ns  
 
Sleep period mean 9:49 9:45 9:26 9:51   9:26 9:38   9:15
  95% CI 9:40–9:56 9:36–9:54 9:18–9:34 9:42–10:00   9:17–9:35 9:25–9:51   9:02–9:29
  P <0.001 <0.001   <0.001 <0.001   <0.001 <0.001  
 
Night wakings mean 0.05 0.23 3.47 0.04   3.52 0.09   3.33
  95% CI 0.02–0.09 0.11–0.36 2.90–4.03 0.01–0.07   2.89–4.15 0.01–0.16   2.70–3.96
  P <0.001 <0.001   <0.001 <0.001   <0.001 <0.001  

Times are presented as hh:mm.

aSleep patterns on the questionnaire for the entire week were also compared with weekday/weekend variables on sleep logs and actigraphy. P-values from paired t-tests are presented without correction in comparisons with actigraphic data in the same column bexcept for comparisons with actigraphic bed time.

A P-value less than 0.008 was considered to indicate statistical significance; Bonferroni correction was used to adjust for multiple comparisons for the 6 sleep variables, but not for other parameters.