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. 2021 Aug 12;16(8):e0256063. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256063

Table 1. Sleep/wake behavior as a function of time period.

Time period Outcomes
Variable Baseline (M±SD) Physical distancing (M±SD) Difference (PD-BL; M±SEM) Effect size (95% CL)
Sleep opportunity duration (h)
2019 7.70 ± 0.21 7.64 ± 0.19 -0.05 ± 0.003** -0.30 (-0.34, -0.30)
2020 7.65 ± 0.20 7.89 ± 0.18 0.24 ± 0.003** 1.26 (1.22, 1.30)
    18–25 year-olds 7.83 ± 0.16 8.14 ± 0.16 0.31 ± 0.009** 1.94 (1.77, 2.10)
    25–40 year-olds 7.66 ± 0.19 7.93 ± 0.19 0.27 ± 0.004** 1.42 (1.36, 1.48)
    40–55 year-olds 7.56 ± 0.25 7.78 ± 0.21 0.21 ± 0.005** 0.95 (0.89, 1.02)
    55–80 year-olds 7.75 ± 0.19 7.90 ± 0.17 0.15 ± 0.007* 0.83 (0.72, 0.94)
    Females 7.80 ± 0.20 8.07 ± 0.18 0.27 ± 0.005** 1.42 (1.35, 1.49)
    Males 7.59 ± 0.20 7.81 ± 0.19 0.22 ± 0.003** 1.13 (1.08, 1.17)
Sleep onset time (hh:mm)
2019 22:59 ± 0:20 22:58 ± 00:15 -00:01 ± 00:01 -0.03 (-0.07, 0.00)
2020 22:58 ± 0:19 23:13 ± 00:10 00:15 ± 00:01** 1.02 (0.98, 1.06)
    18–25 year-olds 23:31 ± 0:24 23:58 ± 00:13 00:26 ± 00:03** 1.58 (1.42, 1.74)
    25–40 year-olds 23:04 ± 0:23 23:21 ± 00:13 00:16 ± 00:01** 1.13 (1.07, 1.18)
    40–55 year-olds 22:49 ± 0:17 23:04 ± 00:09 00:14 ± 00:01** 3.47 (3.39, 3.55)
    55–80 year-olds 22:37 ± 0:13 22:47 ± 00:07 00:09 ± 00:01** 3.18 (3.05, 3.31)
    Females 22:46 ± 0:19 23:04 ± 00:10 00:18 ± 00:01** 3.10 (3.01, 3.18)
    Males 23:03 ± 0:19 23:17 ± 00:10 00:14 ± 00:01** 1.10 (1.05, 1.14)
Sleep offset time (hh:mm)
2019 06:43 ± 0:30 06:40 ± 00:27 -00:03 ± 00:01 -0.11 (-0.14, -0.07)
2020 06:40 ± 0:29 07:09 ± 00:21 00:29 ± 00:01** 1.15 (1.11, 1.18)
    18–25 year-olds 07:24 ± 0:28 08:09 ± 00:19 00:45 ± 00:04** 1.88 (1.71, 2.05)
    25–40 year-olds 06:48 ± 0:31 07:20 ± 00:23 00:32 ± 00:01** 1.17 (1.12, 1.23)
    40–55 year-olds 06:26 ± 0:30 06:54 ± 00:21 00:27 ± 00:02** 1.08 (1.02, 1.15)
    55–80 year-olds 06:25 ± 0:21 06:44 ± 00:15 00:18 ± 00:02** 1.04 (0.93, 1.15)
    Females 06:37 ± 0:28 07:11 ± 00:21 00:34 ± 00:02** 1.37 (1.30, 1.45)
    Males 06:41 ± 0:30 07:09 ± 00:21 00:27 ± 00:01** 1.08 (1.04, 1.13)

Notes: BL = baseline; PD = physical distancing; SEM = standard error of the mean

* = p-value <0.05

** = p-value <0.001.