Skip to main content
. 2017 Feb 24;40(4):zsx027. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsx027

Table 2.

Sleep Time Depending on Shift Type and Time of Day.

Night 9 pm–9 am Day 9 am–9 pm Night + Day (9 pm–9 pm)
Nights (N) Shift type Sleep time hours (95% CI) p Shift type Sleep time hours (95% CI) p Sleep time hours (95% CI) p
InternsHUP & VA 1731 Before regular shift 6.93 (6.83;7.03) Ref. On regular shift 0.18 (0.12;0.25) Ref. 7.11 (7.00;7.22) Ref.
1118 Before call 7.12 (7.01;7.22) <.001 On-call 0.02 (0.00; 0.09) <.001 7.14 (7.02;7.26) .60
1088 On-call 2.19 (2.08;2.29) <.001 Post call 3.26 (3.19; 3.33) <.001 5.45 (5.33;5.57) <.001
513 Before day off 8.07 (7.94;8.20) <.001 On day off 0.98 (0.89;1.08) <.001 9.05 (8.91;9.20) <.001
4450 All shift types 5.95 (5.86;6.03) All shift types 0.99 (0.94;1.04) 6.93 (6.84;7.03)
ResidentsHUP 434 Before shift 7 am–5 pm 6.75 (6.62;6.89) Ref. On shift 7 am–5 pm 0.05 (0.01;0.08) Ref. 6.80 (6.67;6.94) Ref.
524 Before Shift 7 am–8 pm 7.00 (6.87;7.13) <.001 On shift 7 am–8 pm 0.03 (0.00;0.07) .569 7.03 (6.90;7.16) <.001
103 Before day off 8.29 (8.11;8.48) <.001 On day off 1.25 (1.17;1.32) <.001 9.55 (9.34;9.75) <.001
1061 All shift types 7.02 (6.90;7.14) All shift types 0.15 (0.12;0.18) 7.18 (7.06;7.30)
ResidentsVA 649 Before shift 8 am–5 pm 6.80 (6.62;6.98) Ref. On shift 8 am–5 pm 0.18 (0.11;0.26) Ref. 6.99 (6.80;7.18) Ref.
214 Before shift 8 am–8 pm 7.22 (7.01;7.44) <.001 On shift 8 am–8 pm 0.02 (0.00;0.12) .002 7.24 (7.01;7.48) .015
31 Before Sat 8 am–1 pm 6.17 (5.75;6.59) .002 On Sat 8 am–1 pm 0.13 (0.00;0.37) .67 6.31 (5.82;6.80) .005
67 Before call 7.10 (6.79;7.40) .037 On-call 0.06 (0.00;0.23) .144 7.16 (6.81;7.51) .31
65 On-call 3.16 (2.85;3.47) <.001 Post call 3.47 (3.30;3.63) <.001 6.63 (6.27;6.98) .033
100 Before day off 8.22 (7.95;8.49) <.001 On day off 1.00 (0.86;1.13) <.001 9.22 (8.92;9.52) <.001
1126 All shift types 6.81 (6.63;6.98) All shift types 0.40 (0.34;0.47) 7.21 (7.03;7.38)

CI = Confidence Interval; Ref. = Reference Category; Sat = Saturday.