BACKGROUND: Napping patterns and relationships among naps, circadian rhythms, and nocturnal sleep were evaluated in postmenopausal women. Naps and nocturnal sleep were compared between depressed women and healthy volunteers. METHODS: The study included 436 postmenopausal women between the ages of 50 and 81 years. Psychiatric interviews were conducted using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders. Each participant wore a wrist-activity monitor and kept a daily sleep log at home for 1 week. The major urinary melatonin metabolite (6-sulfatoxymelatonin [aMT6s]) was measured for two 24-hour periods at home. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in naps and nocturnal sleep patterns between depressed participants (n = 30) and those with no history of mental disorder (n = 222). Three peaks occurred in the timing of napping: approximately 1 hour before bedtime, 8 to 9 hours after wake-up time, and 2 hours after waking, in descending order of magnitude. Significant inverse correlations were observed between evening nap duration and both wake-up time and aMT6s acrophase. The onset time of aMT6s excretion was advanced by 32 minutes in evening nappers. CONCLUSIONS: Evening napping, a characteristic of these postmenopausal women, may be related to an advance of circadian rhythms in this age group. Relationships between evening napping and earlier wake-up time may be a common manifestation of advanced circadian rhythms or may be a homeostatic effect. Copyright 2004 The Gerontological Society of America
BACKGROUND: Napping patterns and relationships among naps, circadian rhythms, and nocturnal sleep were evaluated in postmenopausal women. Naps and nocturnal sleep were compared between depressed women and healthy volunteers. METHODS: The study included 436 postmenopausal women between the ages of 50 and 81 years. Psychiatric interviews were conducted using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders. Each participant wore a wrist-activity monitor and kept a daily sleep log at home for 1 week. The major urinary melatonin metabolite (6-sulfatoxymelatonin [aMT6s]) was measured for two 24-hour periods at home. RESULTS: There was no significant difference in naps and nocturnal sleep patterns between depressed participants (n = 30) and those with no history of mental disorder (n = 222). Three peaks occurred in the timing of napping: approximately 1 hour before bedtime, 8 to 9 hours after wake-up time, and 2 hours after waking, in descending order of magnitude. Significant inverse correlations were observed between evening nap duration and both wake-up time and aMT6s acrophase. The onset time of aMT6s excretion was advanced by 32 minutes in evening nappers. CONCLUSIONS: Evening napping, a characteristic of these postmenopausal women, may be related to an advance of circadian rhythms in this age group. Relationships between evening napping and earlier wake-up time may be a common manifestation of advanced circadian rhythms or may be a homeostatic effect. Copyright 2004 The Gerontological Society of America
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