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To investigate the effects of pubertal maturation on nocturnal sleep architecture and daytime sleepiness in adolescents.

September 1, 1980SLEEP

Pubertal Changes in Daytime Sleepiness

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AMAlison MaryUniversité Libre de Bruxelles KHKim HarveyStanford University PDPaula M. DukeStanford Medicine

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Longitudinal study reveals increased daytime sleepiness and declining slow-wave sleep across pubertal stages in adolescents, suggesting intrinsic biological changes in sleep regulation.

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To investigate the effects of pubertal maturation on nocturnal sleep architecture and daytime sleepiness in adolescents.
Evaluated 19 children (8 girls, 11 boys; N=19) across 47 three-day sessions over three consecutive summers, staging sexual maturity using Tanner criteria.
Recorded nocturnal polysomnography from 2200 to 0800 hours and assessed daytime sleepiness using Multiple Sleep Latency Tests every 2 hours starting at 0930 hours.
Slow-wave sleep time declined progressively by 40% from prepuberty to maturity, while total nocturnal sleep time and REM sleep duration remained unchanged across Tanner stages.
Daytime sleepiness was significantly elevated in Tanner stages 3 and 4 compared to stages 1 and 2, with peak sleepiness observed at 1330 and 1530 hours regardless of gender.

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Mary et al. (1980) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a80d2eb9c481ec4444d58f6 https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/2.4.453

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Longitudinal study reveals increased daytime sleepiness and declining slow-wave sleep across pubertal stages in adolescents, suggesting intrinsic biological changes in sleep regulation.

Pubertal Changes in Daytime Sleepiness

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