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. 2014 May;133(5):e1189–e1196. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-2399

TABLE 3.

Sleep Characteristics of Sample

Characteristic Black White Total (N = 249)
Male (n = 66) Female (n = 75) Male (n = 50) Female (n = 58)
Actigraphy
 Duration, h
  Totala,b 6.2 ± 0.8 6.3 ± 0.6 6.4 ± 0.7 6.9 ± 0.9 6.4 ± 0.8
  Weekdaya,c 5.7 ± 0.8 5.9 ± 0.8 6.0 ± 0.8 6.4 ± 1.0 6.0 ± 0.9
  Weekenda 7.3 ± 1.0 7.2 ± 1.4 7.3 ± 1.3 7.9 ± 1.1 7.4 ± 1.2
 Sleep debt ≥2 h, n (%) 22 (33.3) 28 (37.3) 14 (28.0) 22 (37.9) 86 (34.5)
Fragmentation, median (IQR)d
 Totala,c 32.5 (13.4) 29.3 (16.6) 26.9 (9.0) 25.6 (11.3) 28.7 (13.0)
 Weekdaya,c 32.9 (13.4) 28.9 (18.9) 26.2 (9.4) 26.7 (9.6) 28.5 (14.0)
 Weekenda 34.1 (13.6) 30.7 (17.1) 28.5 (11.6) 26.4 (11.7) 29.7 (14.9)
Diary self-report
 Duration, h
  Totala 7.4 ± 0.9 7.2 ± 0.9 7.5 ± 0.8 7.7 ± 1.0 7.4 ± 0.9
  Weekdaya 6.7 ± 1.1 6.6 ± 1.1 7.0 ± 1.0 7.1 ± 1.2 6.8 ± 1.1
  Weekend 8.7 ± 1.4 8.4 ± 1.6 8.7 ± 1.2 8.9 ± 1.4 8.7 ± 1.4
 Sleep debt ≥2 h, n (%) 27 (41.5) 33 (45.2) 18 (37.5) 24 (42.1) 102 (42.0)
Sleep quality (diary)d
 Totalc 8.9 ± 1.6 8.0 ± 1.9 8.4 ± 1.6 7.7 ± 1.8 8.2 ± 1.8
 Weekdayc 8.5 ± 1.9 7.7 ± 2.1 8.1 ± 1.6 7.4 ± 2.0 7.9 ± 2.0
 Weekendc 9.6 ± 1.9 8.7 ± 2.2 9.1 ± 1.8 8.5 ± 2.1 9.0± 2.1
Questionnaires
 Sleep delayd 12.9 ± 4.2 14.3 ± 4.8 13.4 ± 3.9 13.4 ± 4.3 13.5 ± 4.4
 Daytime sleepinessc,d 15.9 ± 3.9 16.4 ± 3.7 15.3 ± 3.7 16.3 ± 3.4 16.0 ± 3.7

Total refers to full week. Unless otherwise noted, data are presented as mean ± SD. IQR, interquartile range.

a

Race main effect, P < .05.

b

Race × gender interaction from 2 (race) × 2 (gender) ANOVA, P < .05.

c

Gender main effect, P < .05.

d

See methods section for units of measure.