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. 2007 Jun 1;30(6):773–780. doi: 10.1093/sleep/30.6.773

Table 2.

F-values of Significant Effects of Group-by-Night-by-Period ANOVAs of NREM Sleep Spectral Activity for the 6 EEG Frequency Bands Analyzed in FZ, CZ, and PZ Derivations.

Group effect Night effect Period effect Group × Night interaction Group × Period interaction Group × Night × Period interaction
(df=1,22) (df=3,66) (df=3,66) (df=3,66) (df=3,66) (df=9,198)
SWA (1–5 Hz)
    FZ ns 30.4c 39.1c 4.5a 3.7a 4.4b
    CZ ns 33.0c 51.1c 3.5a 3.8a 3.1a
    PZ ns 33.6c 47.5c ns ns ns
Theta (4–8 Hz)
    FZ ns 18.9c 58.2c 4.2b ns 2.9a
    CZ ns 12.4c 55.2c 5.7b ns 2.9a
    Pz ns 11.5c 46.3c ns ns ns
Alpha (8–12 Hz)
    FZ ns 7.5b 11.8c ns ns ns
    Cz ns 3.8a 9.3b ns ns ns
    Pz ns 5.7b 9.7b ns ns 2.3a
Sigma1 (12–14 Hz)
    FZ ns 10.0c ns ns ns ns
    Cz 4.4a 9.8c 6.8c ns ns ns
    Pz 8.0b 9.8c 19.6c ns 5.3b ns
Sigma2 (14–16 Hz)
    FZ ns 24.3c 21.0c ns ns 3.2a
    CZ ns 29.0c 31.3c ns ns 2.4a
    PZ ns 22.8c 14.4c ns ns ns
Beta (16–24 Hz)
    FZ ns 13.9c 10.0c ns ns ns
    CZ ns 18.0c 12.5c ns ns ns
    PZ ns 14.6c 10.5c ns ns ns

aP ≤0.05; bP ≤0.01; cP ≤0.001. Probabilities adjusted for repeated measures.

Degrees of freedom are indicated for FZ and CZ (see text).