Open AccessSleep Characteristics of Self-Reported Long Sleepers
Author(s) -
Sanjay R. Patel,
Terri Blackwell,
Sonia AncoliIsrael,
Katie L. Stone
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.5665/sleep.1822
Subject(s) - actigraphy , polysomnography , medicine , sleep (system call) , physical therapy , sleep onset , insomnia , arousal , circadian rhythm , audiology , psychology , apnea , psychiatry , neuroscience , computer science , operating system
Self-reported long habitual sleep durations (≥ 9 h per night) consistently predict increased mortality. We compared objective sleep parameters of self-reported long versus normal duration sleepers to determine whether long sleepers truly sleep more or have an underlying sleep abnormality.
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