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Table 3 Results of the linear mixed models examining variables across days of the race in male cyclists

From: The Night-Time Sleep and Autonomic Activity of Male and Female Professional Road Cyclists Competing in the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes

Variable

F

df

p value

TRIMP (au)

4.50

1, 18

 < .001

Daily strain (au)

11.51

1, 23

 < .001

Sleep onset (hh:mm)

2.49

1, 25

 < .001

Sleep offset (hh:mm)

2.02

1, 25

.005

Time in bed (h)

2.83

1, 25

 < .001

Total sleep time (h)

2.05

1, 25

.004

Sleep efficiency (%)

0.36

1, 25

.998

Light sleep (%)

0.39

1, 25

.996

Slow wave sleep (%)

0.52

1, 25

.972

REM sleep (%)

0.56

1, 25

.954

Resting HR (beats·min−1)

0.57

1, 25

.946

HRV-rMSSD (ms)

0.95

1, 25

.537

  1. TRIMP training impulse, au arbitrary units, REM rapid eye movement, HR heart rate, HRV heart rate variability, rMSSD root mean square of successive differences, ms milliseconds