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. 2016 Sep 16;9(3):202–206. doi: 10.1016/j.slsci.2016.08.004

Table 1.

Recommended sleep duration in adults [14].

Recommendation Age group
Young adults (18–25 years) Adults (26–65 years)
(A) Low, not recommended <6 h <6 h
(B) Low, may be appropriate 6–7 h 6–7 h
(C) Recommended 7−9 h 7−9 h
(D) High, may be appropriate 10−11 h 9−10 h
(E) High, not recommended >11 h >10 h

Associations between variables were calculated using non-parametric rank correlations (Spearman's rs). The level of statistical significance was set at two-tailed α=0.05.