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Table 5 Actigraphic recordings, six days motor activity; all patients groups and controls

From: Objective assessment of motor activity in a clinical sample of adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and/or cyclothymic temperament

 

Controls

ADHD + CT

ADHD Not CT

Not ADHD + CT

Not ADHD Not CT

ANOVA *

(n = 29)

(n = 22)

(n = 18)

(n = 19)

(n = 15)

 

Activity count/min

286 ± 87

205 ± 78 #

259 ± 95

239 ± 85

200 ± 110 #

F(98,4) = 3.666, p = 0.008

SD (% of mean)

147 ± 20

163 ± 21

155 ± 22

154 ± 22

162 ± 31

F(98,4) = 1.868, p = 0.122

RMSSD (% of mean)

103 ± 16

122 ± 21 #

111 ± 16

111 ± 20

115 ± 24

F(98,4) = 3.344, p = 0.013

Active period duration

9.1 ± 1.9

7.1 ± 2.0 #

8.5 ± 2.5

7.9 ± 3.0

8.3 ± 2.5

F(98,4) = 2.373, p = 0.057

Inactive period duration

5.9 ± 1.0

6.3 ± 2.0

5.7 ± 1.0

6.0 ± 1.5

6.3 ± 1.6

F(98,4) = 0.740, p = 0.567

Active/inactive duration

1.55 ± 0.31

1.17 ± 0.28

1.51 ± 0.40

1.32 ± 0.37

1.44 ± 0.93

F(98,4) = 2.463, p = 0.050

Longest active sequence

254 ± 166

186 ± 86

183 ± 58

202 ± 88

252 ± 227

F(98,4) = 1.386, p = 0.244

Longest inactive sequence

77 ± 19

228 ± 235 #

142 ± 147

191 ± 254

181 ± 159

F(98,4) = 3.668, p = 0.037

Active sequences ≥36 min

6.5 ± 2.2

4.6 ± 2.5 #

5.8 ± 2.4

5.2 ± 2.6

5.2 ± 2.2

F(98,4) = 2.363, p = 0.058

Inactive sequences ≥21 min

7.3 ± 2.3

6.2 ± 2.5

6.2 ± 1.9

6.2 ± 2.5

7.0 ± 2.7

F(98,4) = 1.256, p = 0.292

Scaling exponent

 Active periods

0.733 ± 0.125

0.847 ± 0.144#

0.765 ± 0.132

0.814 ± 0.142

0.793 ± 112

F(98,4) = 2.653, p = 0.038

 Inactive periods

0.825 ± 0.101

0.892 ± 136

0.891 ± 119

0.896 ± 125

0.869 ± 0.157

F(98,4) = 1.439, p = 0.227

  1. All data are given as mean ± standard derivation. Durations are given in minutes. The numbers for active sequences 36 minutes and the number of inactive sequences 21 minutes are given in percent of the total number of sequences
  2. * One-way ANOVA, significance level p < 0.05
  3. Post hoc Bonferroni tests (significance level p < 0.05):
  4. # p < 0.05 Controls vs. ADHD + CT or Not ADHD Not CT