Characteristic features of the nocturnal sleeping posture of healthy men

Tomio Kubota; Nobuo Ohshima; Naoko Kunisawa; Ryoko Murayama; Shukan Okano; Junko Mori-Okamoto

doi:10.1046/j.1446-9235.2003.00040.x

Characteristic features of the nocturnal sleeping posture of healthy men

Tomio Kubota, Nobuo Ohshima, Naoko Kunisawa, Ryoko Murayama, Shukan Okano, Junko Mori-Okamoto

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To investigate the frequency of ‘rolling over’ in bed and to clarify sleeping posture characteristics in nocturnal sleep, the sleeping positions of 19 healthy men were videotaped over 7 h (0:00–7:00 hours) for two consecutive nights. Sleeping habits and the degree of satisfaction upon awakening were also surveyed by using questionnaires. A significant positive correlation (r = 0.60, P < 0.01) was observed between the most favorite hypnogenetic position of the body and the most frequently observed position of the head during nocturnal sleep. Furthermore, sleeping positions varied from individual to individual, and the same subject slept showing similar positions and roll over frequencies to those on the day before.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	183-185
Number of pages	3
Journal	Sleep and Biological Rhythms
Volume	1
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1446-9235.2003.00040.x
Publication status	Published - 01-03-2003
Externally published	Yes

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Physiology
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Neurology
Physiology (medical)

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