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. 2022 Feb 12;45(4):zsac032. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsac032

Table 2.

Sleep architecture and sleep position during late pregnancy

Average Range
Total sleep time (min) 378.9 ± 76.7 155.5–594.5
Sleep efficiency (%) 78.8 ± 10.4 40.9–96.9
Sleep latency (min) 11.0 (5.5, 20.5) 0.5–195.5
%TST N3 31.5 ± 12.5 2.0–84.9
%TST REM 15.6 ± 6.1 0.0–30.1
%TST in position
 Supine 24.2 (7.4, 40.3) 0.0–100.0
 Left 36.1 (22.6, 48.6) 0.0–98.9
 Right 35.6 (18.2, 49.4) 0.0–100.0
 Prone 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) 0.0–59.4
Position changes 9.7 ± 4.6 0–27
Times out of bed 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) 0–9
Initial time in sleep onset position before repositioning (min) 51.5 (10.0, 72.5) 0.5–492.0
Overall %TST in sleep onset position 44.5 ± 20.8 (0.2–100.0)

Note. n = 187. Values given as M ± SD, Mdn (IQR) or n (%). %TST = percentage of total sleep time, REM = rapid eye movement.