Sleep Quality and Chronotype Differences between Elite Athletes and Non-Athlete Controls
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Participants
2.2. Sleep
2.3. Chronotype
3. Discussion
3.1. Study Findings
3.2. Limitations
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Participants
4.2. Questionnaires
4.3. Statistical Analyses
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
PSQI | Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index |
AMES | Athlete Morningness Eveningness Scale |
CSM | Composite Scale of Morningness |
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Athletes | Controls | ||||
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Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | t | df | p | |
Bedtime (HH:MM ± min) | 22:56 ± 57 | 22:45 ± 50 | 1.15 | 144 | 0.25 |
Sleep latency (min) | 21.5 ± 16.9 | 15.2 ± 12.9 | 2.47 | 92 | 0.015 * |
Sleep duration (h) | 8.1 ± 1.0 | 8.0 ± 0.7 | 0.23 | 108 | 0.82 |
Getting up time (HH:MM ± min) | 07:44 ± 67 | 07:32 ± 55 | 1.17 | 144 | 0.24 |
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Bender, A.M.; Van Dongen, H.P.A.; Samuels, C.H. Sleep Quality and Chronotype Differences between Elite Athletes and Non-Athlete Controls. Clocks & Sleep 2019, 1, 3-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep1010002
Bender AM, Van Dongen HPA, Samuels CH. Sleep Quality and Chronotype Differences between Elite Athletes and Non-Athlete Controls. Clocks & Sleep. 2019; 1(1):3-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep1010002
Chicago/Turabian StyleBender, Amy M., Hans P. A. Van Dongen, and Charles H. Samuels. 2019. "Sleep Quality and Chronotype Differences between Elite Athletes and Non-Athlete Controls" Clocks & Sleep 1, no. 1: 3-12. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep1010002