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Standards for sleep efficiency

‎04-20-2014 08:23

‎04-20-2014 08:23

Are there any standards for sleep efficiency by age groups?  I assume young people are more sleep efficient than older people but by how much?

If you are 70% sleep efficient at 65 years is that relatively normal for the population?

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‎04-22-2014 09:00

‎04-22-2014 09:00

The sleep stats on the fitbit are normed for age so if you are 65 years old and getting 70% efficiency, that means the 70% is for your age group and is low. I am 52 and get about 97% on average, for my age group. If I compare to other age groups my % changes.

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‎04-26-2014 05:55

‎04-26-2014 05:55

I was wondering about this too. I don't think they do it by age when they give you your efficiency number though, as the above poster states. I'm pretty sure when it says 70%, they are talking about a calculation of time asleep (not stirring) versus time awake (stirring or awake). If you have premium though, I do think you can compare to others as the above poster is saying.

 

Anyhow. I am 47, and when I use the regular mode, I get sleep efficiency in the high 90s (though not as many hours as I think I need), and I get sleep efficiency around 75-80 when I use the more sensitive mode. 

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