Table 1

Summary of ANOVA results for the sleep indices, cumulative sleep debt, prior wakefulness, circadian phase, and RT performance

Shift weekShift week and baseline night
F5,70P*F6,84P*
*Corrected by Greenhouse-Geisser epsilon.
†Based on data from 12 subjects; DF=5,55 (shift week) or DF=6,66 (with baseline night).
‡Including the first night shift; DF=6,84.
§Excluding the first night shift; DF=5,70.
Mean relative performance6.760.0004
PSG sleep variables
    Total sleep time (min)1.150.33711.670.1818
    Sleep efficiency2.230.08302.530.0576
    Sleep onset latency7.770.000312.920.0001
    NREM sleep (min)2.510.07263.840.0112
    REM sleep (min)2.670.04392.380.0538
    SWS (min)0.490.66670.750.5328
    WASO (min)3.380.02712.620.0682
Subjective measures†
    Sleep quality1.710.17811.980.1161
    Pre-sleep alertness7.940.00027.030.0008
    Post-sleep alertness3.880.01272.510.0818
Prior wakefulness (min)99.620.0001‡1.230.3096§
Cumulative sleep debt5.100.0351
Cumulative phase shift67.280.000199.460.0001