Sleep Patterns Analysis Using Polysomnography: A Comparison Between Active and Sedentary Male

Abstract

While there is a rising focus on sleep issues among population, a notable gap exists in the comparative analyses of sleep patterns between Active and Sedentary Male. The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare sleep patterns and polysomnography measures between active and sedentary men. Total ten male participants were randomly selected to fulfill the purpose of the study. All the participants were in the age group 18-25 only. The selected variable, i.e. Total sleep time (TST), sleep onset latency (SOL), sleep efficiency (SE) and wake after sleep onset (WASO) was measured by RMS Quest 24/32 channel polysomnography machine. The obtained data were analyzed by applying independent t-test to identify the significant difference. An α-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results indicate that significant difference were found in selected variables as total sleep time (TST) of active and sedentary male, as the p-value (000) was < 0.05, a significant difference in the sleep onset latency (SOL) of active and sedentary male, as the p-value (000) was < 0.05, a significant difference in the wake after sleep onset  (WASO) of active and sedentary male, as the p-value (000) was < 0.05, also a significant difference in the sleep efficiency (SE) of active and sedentary male, as the p-value (000) was < 0.05, at 5% level of significance.