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. 2023 Jan 5;11(1):14. doi: 10.3390/sports11010014

Table 2.

Common measures from sleep tracking devices.

Sleep Measure Acronym Units Abbreviated Measurement Description
Sleep Onset Latency SOL Minutes mins Derived Number of minutes from Time at Lights Out to Time at Sleep Onset
Sleep Onset Time SOT Time of day hh:mm Directly measured Time of day when the first epoch of sleep occurs between Time at Lights Out and Time at Wake
Total Sleep Time TST Hours and Minutes h:min Derived Number of minutes from Time at Sleep Onset to Time at Wake, minus number of minutes awake (WASO)
Wake After Sleep Onset WASO Minutes mins Directly measured Number of minutes awake after Time at Sleep Onset
Wake Time WT Time of day hh:mm Directly measured Time of day when awake with no further Sleep Duration
Sleep Efficiency SE Percentage % Derived Sleep Duration divided by Time in Bed multiplied by 100
Time in Bed TIB Hours and Minutes h:min Derived The total time spent in bed, from Time at Lights Out to Time at Wake
Sleep Onset Variance SOV Hours and Minutes h:min Derived Can be calculated using standard deviations or by using the sleep regularity index (SRI)
Wake Variance WV Hours and Minutes h:min Derived Can be calculated using standard deviations or by using the sleep regularity index (SRI)