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. 2023 May 2;46(8):zsad129. doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsad129

Table 4.

Median and Interquartile Range of LMMs Indices in Women and Men.

LMM index (per hour) and corresponding mean LMM duration (seconds), median [IQR] Women Men P-value ES
Total LMM index 5.8(4.4–14.3) 8.4(6.0–11.8) 0.017* 0.24*
Mean duration 12.4(10.7–1.2) 12.3(11–14.7) 0.936 0.01
 LMM not associated to any event 0.7(0.3–8.8) 0.9(0.4–1.9) 0.080 0.18
 Mean duration 6.8(5.3–8.1) 6.8(5.7–7.7) 0.965 0.01
 LMM associated with arousals or awakenings 5.2(3.7–15.2) 6.7(4.6–10.2) 0.053 0.19
 Mean duration 13.1(11.6–7.3) 13.7(12.2–15.5) 0.473 0.07
  LMM associated with arousals or awakenings, without respiratory events 4.8(3.5–15.4) 5.6(4.0–8.5) 0.127 0.15
  Mean duration 12.9(11.8–4.7) 14.6(12.1–16.1) 0.209 0.13
  LMM associated with arousals 2.9(1.7–11.2) 4.0(2.6–6.2) 0.077 0.18
  Mean duration 9.4(8.2–4.1) 9.4(8.6–10.4) 0.942 0.01
   LMM associated with arousals, without respiratory events 2.6(1.5–10.9) 3.0(1.9–5.1) 0.304 0.10
   Mean duration 9.3(8.2–3) 9.3(8.1–10.1) 0.880 0.02
  LMM associated with awakenings 2.3(1.9–20.1) 2.6(2–3.2) 0.209 0.13
  Mean duration, mean (SD) 17.5(14.6–2.9) 19.5(16.9–22.5) 0.026* 0.22*
   LMM associated with awakenings, without respiratory events 2.1(1.8–19.6) 2.5(1.9–3.2) 0.137 0.15
   Mean duration, mean (SD) 17.5(14.5–0.8) 19.4(16.9–22.7) 0.024* 0.23*
 LMM associated with respiratory events 0.3(0–16.3) 0.8(0.4–1.8) 0.001** 0.34**
 Mean duration 11.2(8.7–0) 10.7(8.8–13.1) 0.447 0.09
  LMM associated with respiratory events, without arousals or awakenings 0(0–11.0) 0.1(0–0.3) 0.005** 0.28*
  Mean duration, mean (SD) 8.2(6.3–0.5) 7.7(5.4–10.4) 0.575 0.10
  LMM associated with respiratory events and arousals 0.2(0–16.5) 0.7(0.3–1.3) 0.001** 0.35**
  Mean duration 10.8(7.6–0.1) 10.7(8.8–12.4) 0.707 0.04
  LMM associated with respiratory events and awakenings 0(0–19.5) 0(0–0.2) 0.494 0.07
  Mean duration, mean (SD) 18(14.4–1) 18.6(12–21.8) 0.731 0.06

Bold* represent significant difference (p < 0.05) or ES > 0.3. One star means p < 0.05 or ES > 0.1, 2 stars means p < 0.01 or ES > 0.3, 3 stars < 0.001or ES > 0.5.

IQR, Interquartile range; LMM, Large muscle group movements; NREM, Non-rapid eye movements; REM, Rapid eye movement.