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Table 2 Discriminate analysis of rhythm parameters (amplitude and acrophase) among the control group and the depressive groups (D fe and D c )

From: A new chronobiological approach to discriminate between acute and chronic depression using peripheral temperature, rest-activity, and light exposure parameters

Variable

Control vsDfe

Control vsDc

Dfe vsDc

Amplitude

   

  Temperature

0.820

-0.269

0.240

  Activity

-0.664

0.912

0.398

  Light

-0.096

0.178

0.252

Achrophase

   

  Temperature

-0.442

0.120

-0.111

  Activity

0.373

-0.104

0.174

  Light

0.039

-0.047

-0.053

  1. D fe Depressives-first episode, D c Depressives-chronic, Amplitude: difference between mesor and peak; Acrophase: clock time of the peak value.