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Table 3 Comparison of the active morning and evening periods across diagnostic subgroups

From: Variability of activity patterns across mood disorders and time of day

Median & Inter-Quartile Range (25th & 75th percentiles)

ACTIVE MORNING PERIOD

ACTIVE EVENING PERIOD

Activity count per minute

SD in % of activity count

RMSSD in % of activity

Sample entropy

Activity count per minute

SD in % of activity count

RMSSD in % of activity count

Sample entropy

Unipolar Depression (n = 50)

Median

185

103.3

92.0

1.066

152

114.8

113.2

0.940

25th

124

88.5

73.6

0.667

84

97.0

85.3

0.519

75th

325

130.1

116.0

1.399

217

153.3

142.8

1.373

Bipolar Depression (n = 12)

Median

245

102.4

96.2

0.976

201

108.4

102.5

1.054

25th

168

91.0

82.2

0.586

98

91.2

88.2

0.852

75th

310

130.0

114.2

1.472

238

149.4

127.9

1.285

Mania (n = 16)

Median

169

86.7

81.8

1.353

187

88.1

83.9

1.090

25th

110

64.6

63.1

1.129

132

72.3

73.2

0.678

75th

374

109.4

111.5

1.712

281

113.2

112.8

1.742

Mixed States (n = 6)

Median

227

94.2

90.4

1.405

279

106.7

88.8

0.904

25th

159

67.8

53.8

1.202

176

87.3

81.4

0.758

75th

508

101.5

113.7

1.788

363

133.9

108.2

1.157

Kruskal-Wallis Test

Chi-squared

1.52

8.94

1.90

8.54

7.14

8.35

6.24

3.19

Significance (df = 3)

.679

.030

.593

.036

.068

.039

.100

.363

Pairwise comparisons (Mann-Whitney U tests)

 

M vs. BDD (p = 0.033)MS vs. BDD (p = 0.151)

 

M vs. BDD (p = 0.110)MS vs. BDD (P = 0.102)

MS vs. UP (p = 0.019)M vs. UP (p = 0.110)

M vs. UP

(p = 0.005)

  
  1. SD Standard Deviation, RMSSD Root Mean Square of Successive Differences, BDD Bipolar Depression; M Mania, MS, Mixed States, UP Unipolar Depression