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. 2023 Dec 2;13(12):995. doi: 10.3390/bs13120995

Table 2.

Single nudge effects from immediate observation intervals at selected times of the day.

Time of the Day Odds Ratio ± SE
[95% CI]
Z-Value p-Value Pairwise Comparisons against Odds Ratio for ‘Day’
p-Value
Day
(7.00 a.m.–7.00 p.m.)
2.37 ± 0.41 [1.68, 3.34] 4.95 <0.001 *
Breakfast
(8.00–9.00 a.m.)
2.58 ± 0.66 [1.57, 4.26] 3.72 <0.001 * 0.614
Morning activity
(10.30–11.30 a.m.)
2.01 ± 0.47 [1.27, 3.17] 2.99 0.003 * 0.354
Lunch
(12.00–1.00 p.m.)
2.17 ± 0.53 [1.35, 3.49] 3.20 0.001 * 0.617
Afternoon activity
(1.30–2.30 p.m.)
4.63 ± 1.29 [2.67, 8.01] 5.47 <0.001 * 0.001 *
Quiet period
(3.30–4.30 p.m.)
2.51 ± 0.67 [1.49, 4.22] 3.45 <0.001 * 0.769
Dinner
(5.00–6.00 p.m.)
1.36 ± 0.32 [0.86, 2.16] 1.30 0.194 0.001 *

Odds ratio is defined as the odds of affected upper limb movement when nudged divided by the odds of affected upper limb movement when not nudged; SE: standard error; CI: confidence interval. * p-value < 0.005, where the null hypothesis is that the odds ratio is equal to 1.