Table 2

Definitions of sleep measures as extracted from the Readiband (Fatigue Science, Canada) device, based on Dunican et al72

Sleep measuresAcronymUnitsAbbreviatedMeasurementDescription
Time at Lights OutTALOTime of dayhh:mmDirectly measuredTime at Sleep Onset minus Sleep Onset Latency.
Sleep Onset LatencySOLMinutesminDerivedNumber of minutes from Time at Lights Out to Time at Sleep Onset.
Time at Sleep OnsetTASOTime of dayhh:mmDirectly measuredTime of day when the first epoch of sleep occurs between Time at Lights Out and Time at Wake.
Time at Sleep Onset VarianceTASOVMinutesminDerivedTime at Sleep Onset consistency relative to mean Time at Sleep Onset.
Sleep DurationSDMinutesminDerivedNumber of minutes from Time at Sleep Onset to Time at Wake, minus number of minutes awake (WASO).
Wake After Sleep OnsetWASOMinutesminDirectly measuredNumber of minutes awake after Time at Sleep Onset.
Fragmentation IndexFIFrequencynumberDirectly measuredNumber of awakenings between Time at Sleep Onset and Time at Wake.
Time at WakeTAWTime of dayhh:mmDirectly measuredTime of day when awake with no further Sleep Duration.
Time in BedTIBMinutesminDerivedThe total time spent in bed, from Time at Lights Out to Time at Wake.
Sleep EfficiencySEPercentage%DerivedSleep Duration divided by Time in Bed multiplied by 100.