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Table 1 Summary of included studies (n = 17)

From: Annual, seasonal, cultural and vacation patterns in sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Temporal pattern

Population

Age- mean (SD), range, % female

Outcome

Tool

Assessment- length, total, frequency

Tonetti 2013 [27]

Daylight savings time

University students, Italy (n = 14)

26.9 (3.3), 21–30, 0%

Sleep

Accelerometer: Actiwatch AW-64

7 days × 2, pre/post DST transition

BaHammam 2003 [28]

Ramadan

Fasting Muslim medical students, Saudi Arabia (n = 56)

22.6 (1.3), range NR, 45%

Sleep

Questionnairea

5 weekdays ×4, pre/during Ramadan

BaHammam 2005 [29]

Ramadan

Healthy adults, Saudi Arabia (SF n = 41 & NSF n = 30)

SF: 32.6 (1.5), range NR, 39%. NSF: 29.3 (1.6), range NR, 44%

Sleep

Questionnairea

5 weekdays × 3, pre/during Ramadan

BaHammam 2013 [30]

Ramadan

Male hospital staff, Saudi Arabia (n = 8)

36.3 (4.5), range NR, 0%

Sleep

Accelerometer: SenseWear Pro Armband

5 weekdays ×3, pre/during Ramadan

Waterhouse 2009 [31]

Ramadan

Healthy adults, Libya (n = 20)

Mean NR, range NR, 0%

Sleep

Questionnairea

1-night × 4, pre/during/post Ramadan

Buchowski 2009 [32]

Season (Wi, Su)

Healthy females, USA (n = 57)

36.5 (9.2), 20–54, 100%

SB, LPA, MVPA

Accelerometer: Tritrac-R3D

7 days × 3, consecutive seasons

Pechova 2019 [26]

Season (Sp, Au)

Healthy adults, Czech Republic, Slovakia & Poland (n = 50)

61.2 (2.4), 55–65, % NR

SB, LPA, MPA, VPA,

Accelerometer: ActiGraph GT1M

8 days ×2, 6-month follow-up

Lloyd 2013 [33]

Season (Wi, Sp, Su, Au)

Mexican American females, USA (n = 36)

33.9 (9.5), 20–63, 100%

MPA, VPA

Questionnaire: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Prior 3 months ×5, quarterly

O’Connell 2014 [34]

Season (Wi, Sp, Su, Au)

Healthy adults, England (n = 46)

F: 42.7 (14.8), range NR. M: 39.5 (14.4), range NR, 72%

SB, LPA, MVPA, sleep

Sleep diarya, accelerometer: ActiGraph GT1M

7 days × 4, consecutive seasons

Lehnkering 2007 [35]

Season (Sp, Au)

Medical students, Germany (n = 34)

Mean NR, 19–31, 56%

Sleep

Accelerometer: Actiwatch, Sleep diarya

15 days × 2, 6-month follow-up

Shochat 2019 [36]

Season (Sp, Au)

University students, England (n = 19)

18.9 (0.8), range NR, % NR

Sleep

Sleep diary: Karolinska Sleep Diary

21 days × 2, 6-month follow-up

Adamsson 2018 [37]

Season (Wi, Sp, Su, Au)

Daytime office workers, Sweden (n = 30)

F: 42.6 (10.0), 24–61, M: 45.2 (14.7), 21–64, 67%

Sleep

Sleep diarya

3 weekdays × 12, monthly

Garde 2014 [38]

Season (Wi, Sp, Su, Au)

Hospital staff, Sweden (n = 22) & research staff, Denmark (n = 16)

Sweden: 48.8 (9.2), 33–62, 73%. Denmark: 42.1 (9.8), 25–62, 63%

Sleep

Sleep diary: Karolinska Sleep Diary, accelerometer: Actiwatch AW4

1 workday night ×12, monthly

Friborg 2012 [39]

Season (Wi, Su)

University students, Ghana (n = 200) & Norway (n = 200)

Ghana- F: 25.4 (7.5), 19–49, M: 25.3 (6.1), 19–51, 48%. Norway- F: 22.7 (4.8), 19–50, M: 22.7 (5.5), 18–54, 73%

Sleep

Sleep diarya

7 days × 2, 6-month follow-up

Ludy 2018 [40]

Season (Wi, Su)

University students, USA (n = 60)

18.1 (0.3), range NR, 82%

Sleep

Questionnaire: Youth Risk Behaviour Survey

7 days × 2, 4-month follow-up

Suzuki 2019 [41]

Season (Wi, Su, Sp, Au)

Community residents, Japan (n = 960)

YA: mean NR, 19–31, % NR. MA: mean NR, 40–61, % NR

Sleep

Questionnairea

14 nights × 4, consecutive seasons

Cooper 2016 [25]

Vacation

Healthy adults, USA (n = 122)

32.2 (13), range NR, 65%

SB, LPA, MPA, VPA

Questionnaire: International Physical Activity Questionnaire

7 days × 3, pre/during/post-vacation

  1. Au autumn, F female, LPA light physical activity, M male, MA middle-aged, MPA moderate physical activity, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, NR not reported, NSF Non-Saudi fasting group, SB sedentary behaviour, SF Saudi fasting group, Sp spring, Su summer, VPA vigorous physical activity, Wi winter, YA young adult
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