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. 2020 Jan-Mar;13(1):18–24. doi: 10.5935/1984-0063.20190122

Table 3.

Self-reported ideal sleep habits by sport.

  All Athletes Basketball Soccer Baseball Football Golf Lacrosse Tennis
Ideal bedtime 21:55 ± 0:49 21:40 ± 1:03 22:02 ± 0:36 22:10 ± 0:55 21:46 ±  0:42 21:43 ± 0:52 22:14 ± 1:02 21:39 ± 0:30
Ideal wake time 07:50 ± 1:17 7:55 ± 1:13 7:40 ± 1:11 8:26 ± 1:29 8:01  ± 1:18 7:27 ± 1:20 8:03 ± 1:37 7:26 ± 1:09
Ideal sleep duration (h:min) 9:55 ± 1:25 10:15 ± 1:34 9:38 ± 1:04 10:27 ± 1:27 10:15 ± 1:32 9:42 ± 1:33 9:49  ± 1:40 9:47 ± 1:23
Ideal sleep minus actual sleep duration (h:min) -2:11 ± 1:27 -2:24 ± 1:47 -1:58 ± 1:18 -2:34 ± 1:21 -2:43 ± 1:19 -1:31 ± 1:19 -1:46 ± 1:16 -2:17 ± 1:38

Data shown as means ± SD.