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Table 2 Sleep characteristics of elderly subjects that underwent of a 6-months training aerobic

From: Exercise training improves sleep pattern and metabolic profile in elderly people in a time-dependent manner

Variables

Baseline

After three months

After six months

Total sleep time (min)

330.86 ± 60.18

342.00 ± 52.12

355.77 ± 30.64

Sleep efficiency (%)

78.31 ± 10.82

78.14 ± 10.20

83.05 ± 6.24

Awake time (min)

79.11 ± 43.98

87.87 ± 40.54

58.77 ± 20.19*

Sleep stage 1 (%)

7.42 ± 6.05

7.21 ± 3.23

5.95 ± 2.61

Sleep stage 2 (%)

57.94 ± 9.92

57.63 ± 8.00

56.38 ± 8.79

Sleep stage 3 and 4 (%)

12.86 ± 6.24

14.34 ± 7.06

16.92 ± 6.92

REM (%)

21.76 ± 8.42

20.79 ± 4.64

20.54 ± 0.93

REM sleep latency (min)

92.43 ± 38.40

81.18 ± 33.43

75.14 ± 31.88*

  1. *p < 0.05 vs. baseline.