Table 1.
Age-Related Changes to Sleep Architecture
| Sleep Parameter | Increased | Decreased |
| Sleep Latency | Sleep efficiency | |
| Time awake after sleep onset (WASO) | Total sleep time | |
| Number of arousals from sleep | Slow wave sleep |
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