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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 duration380 - 450 min
Sleep latency≤ 30 min
REM latency60 - 100 min
Sleep efficiency> 85 %
WASO - Wake after sleep onset1 - 5 %
NREM13 - 5 %
NREM245 - 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 duration3 - 5 s
Sleep cycle – duration90 - 110 min
Sleep cycles per night4x - 6x