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The rising role of age stratification in sleep and CPAP therapy adherence in elderly population
Open Journal of Medical Sciences
| Vol 1, Issue 1
Table 3. Basic sleep parameters and adult reference values [14].
| Sleep duration | 380 - 450 min |
| Sleep latency | ≤ 30 min |
| REM latency | 60 - 100 min |
| Sleep efficiency | > 85 % |
| WASO - Wake after sleep onset | 1 - 5 % |
| NREM1 | 3 - 5 % |
| NREM2 | 45 - 55 % |
| NREM3 (Slow wave sleep) | 10 - 20 % |
| REM sleep (Rapid eye movement sleep) | 20 - 25 % |
| Apnea / hypopnea index | < 5 |
| Periodic limb movement index | ≤ 15 |
| Epoch scored as wake | > 15 s |
| Arousal duration | 3 - 5 s |
| Sleep cycle – duration | 90 - 110 min |
| Sleep cycles per night | 4x - 6x |