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. 2018 Jan 10;107(1):43–53. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqx030

TABLE 2.

Effects of a sleep extension intervention on outcomes of sleep duration and quality in the sleep extension group compared with the control group1

Control group (n = 21) Sleep extension group (n = 21)
Baseline Change from baseline Baseline Change from baseline Mean difference P 2
Mean 7-d actigraphy
 Time in bed, h:mm 7:09 (6:51, 7:28) −0:02 (−0:19, 0:16) 7:03 (6:45, 7:21) 0:55 (0:37, 1:12)3 0:56 (0:31, 1:21) <0.001
 Sleep period, h:mm 6:54 (6:36, 7:12) 0:05 (−0:23, 0:13) 6:50 (6:33, 7:08) 0:47 (0:29, 1:05)3 0:52 (0:27, 1:17) <0.001
 Sleep duration, h:mm 5:53 (5:36, 6:11) −0:11 (−0:26, 0:04) 5:28 (5:48, 6:19) 0:21 (0:06, 0:36) 0:32 (0:11, 0:54) 0.004
 Sleep latency,4 min 7.6 (5.3, 10.8) 1.8 (−1.5, 5.1) 7.7 (5.6, 9.9) 5.7 (2.3, 9.0) 3.9 (−0.9, 8.6) 0.108
 Sleep duration,4 % 85.0 (82.5, 87.6)5 −0.5 (−2.4, 1.4) 88.8 (87.3, 90.4) −4.3 (−6.2, −2.4)3 −3.7 (−6.5, -0.9) 0.010
 Sleep efficiency,4 % 82.0 (79.2, 84.8)5 −1.3 (−3.1, 0.6) 86.2 (84.6, 87.8) −5.4 (−7.3, −3.6)3 −4.2 (−6.9, −1.5) 0.003
 SFI3 27.0 (22.8, 32.0)5 −0.9 (−3.1, 1.4) 19.9 (18.1, 21.9) 4.0 (1.8, 6.3)3 4.9 (1.6, 8.3) 0.005
Sleep questionnaires
 PSQI 6.8 (5.2, 8.3) 0.3 (−0.5, 1.0) 5.2 (4.2, 6.3) −1.1 (−1.8, −0.4)3 −1.3 (−2.3, −0.3) 0.013
 SHI 20.9 (18.3, 23.5) 1.0 (−1.3, 3.2) 19 (16.3, 21.7) −3.9 (−6.2, −1.6)3 −4.9 (−8.1, −1.6) 0.004
1

Values are means (95% CIs). Values presented at endpoint are estimated marginal means, adjusted for baseline. “Time in bed” indicates time from “lights out” to “got up” as indicated by participants by using an event marker button on the actigraphy device; “Sleep period” indicates time from “fell asleep” to “woke up”; “Sleep duration” indicates time spent asleep within sleep period, excluding wake time; “Sleep latency” indicates time from “lights out” to “fell asleep”; “Sleep duration” (%) indicates the proportion of time spent asleep in the sleep period; “Sleep efficiency” (%) indicates the proportion of time spent asleep of time in bed. h:mm, hours:minutes; PSQI, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; SFI, Sleep Fragmentation Index; SHI, Sleep Hygiene Index.

2

Differences between groups in the change from baseline were tested by ANCOVA, with baseline measurements as a covariate.

3

Significant difference within the group; baseline and endpoint data were tested by paired-samples t test (P < 0.05).

4

Values are geometric means (95% CIs). Data were log-transformed before analysis.

5

Different from the sleep extension group at baseline, as assessed by independent-samples t test (P < 0.05).