Table 3 Sleep Variables (mean ± s.d.).

From: Daytime nap controls toddlers’ nighttime sleep

Sleep Variables

Total (n = 50)

Boys (n = 32)

Girls (n = 18)

Bedtime

21:12 ± 1:04

21:06 ± 0:55

21:24 ± 0:51

Sleep onset time

21:40 ± 1:07

21:35 ± 1:00

21:49 ± 0:51

Wake time

7:05 ± 0:56

7:02 ± 0:49

7:11 ± 0:40

Sleep latency

27.3 ± 21.3

28.5 ± 13.6

25.3 ± 10.8

Nighttime sleep duration

9.4 ± 1.0

9.4 ± 0.7

9.3 ± 0.6

Nap duration

1.9 ± 0.8

1.9 ± 0.5

1.9 ± 0.5

Total sleep duration

11.3 ± 1.0

11.3 ± 0.6

11.2 ± 0.6

Nap end time

15:13 ± 2:08

15:22 ± 1:18

14:55 ± 1:26

Sleep efficiency

87.6 ± 9.3

87.4 ± 7.3

88.2 ± 8.0

WASO (wake after sleep onset)

68.3 ± 51.6

70.1 ± 41.4

63.7 ± 42.3