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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 15.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Sleep Med. 2007;5(4):256–278. doi: 10.1080/15402000701557383

TABLE 5.

Summary of Changes of Major Sleep Variables in Response to a Stressful Life Event–Five Studies

Variable No Data Reported Data ↓ (% Among Reported) ↑ (% Among Reported) No Change (% Among Reported)
Slow wave sleep 1 4 50 0.0 50
REM sleep 2 3 0.0 66.7 33.3
Sleep efficiency 1 4 0.0 0.0 100.0
Sleep latency 0 5 0.0 40 60
REM sleep latency 0 5 40 0.0 60
Awakening 4 1 0.0 100.0 0.0