In elite athletes, and found that studies broadly identified three main risk factorsДЇor sleep disturbance: training 17, travel 18 and competition 5, 19, 20. 6 demonstrated that pooled sleep quality data revealed high levels of sleep complaints A systematic review conducted by Gupta et al. For example, in sleep architecture slow wave sleep is lower in women as comparedДЄthletes who suffer from unrefreshing sleep do not enjoy the benefits of restorative In addition, some differences exist in sleep quality, duration, latency, and architectureД«etween men and women 14. short sleepers) 12, training characteristics 2, and prior competition period 13. Uncertain 8 due some physiological differences (long sleepers vs. Even at circadian time of physical performance acrophase (strength, flexibility,ДЄlertness and anaerobic power output) that coincides with the core temperature acrophase 10, 11.ДЇurthermore, the sleeping patterns of elite athletes and effects of sleep loss remain (ex.: jet lag, night game competitions) can impact maximal aerobic demands and muscular Likewise, sleep restriction and sleep deprivation, common conditions among athletes Poor sleep quality is common self-report among athletes, particularly before competitions,ДЄnd can have a significant impact on their performance 8, 9. Sleep quality is an important factor which deserves to be taken into account inД®valuations of high-performance athletes 5 - 7. Sleep is considered an important aspect of the post-exercise recovery process byД¬oaches and athletes, and a critical factor for optimal performance 3, 4. However, in sleep surveys, women report considerably more sleep problems than men 1, and there are few studies in relation to gender and sleep in athletes 2. The prevalence of sleep disturbances have been documented essentially only in men, Received: FebruAccepted: September 18 2019 Gender differences in sleep patterns and sleep complaints of elite athletes. Keywords: Sleep Athletes Sports Sleep Disorders Gender.Д¬itation: Silva A, Narciso FV, Rosa JP, Rodrigues DF, Cruz AГ‚S, Tufik S, et al. The PSG showed that 36% of all athletes hadДЄ sleep disorder with a greater reduction in sleep quality in men than in women. The sleep efficiency and sleep stages revealed that men hadДЄ lower percentage of sleep efficiency and slow wave sleep than the women ( p=0.001 and p=0.05, respectively).Д¬ONCLUSION: Most athletes reported some sleep complaints, with men reporting more sleep complaints Significantly higher sleep latency and wake after sleep onset than the women ( p=0.004 and p=0.002, respectively). In relation to the sleep pattern findings, the men had The most prevalent being insufficient sleep/waking up tired (32%), followed by snoring RESULTS: The prevalence of sleep complaints was 53% of the athletes during the medical consultation, Week, the athletes did not take part in any training or competitions. Sleep specialists evaluated the athletesДЄnd asked about their sleep complaints during a clinical consultation. The assessment of the Olympic athletesвЂ™ sleep took place in 2015,Дuring the preparation period for the Rio Olympic Games. METHODS: The study included 146 athletes from the Brazilian Olympic Team (male: n=86 59% ДЇemale: n=60 41%). Patterns and disorders of elite athletes during preparation for the Rio 2016 Olympic

OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to investigate the gender differences for sleep complaints,

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