Table 5.
Rates of Phasic Electromyographic Activity in REM Sleep in Several 3-Muscle Combinations
| RBD patient | A ment+lta+rta | B ment+bic+lta | C ment+flex+lta | D ment+flex+ext |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idiopathic RBD | ||||
| 1 | 24.9 | 29.7 | 64.9 | 74 |
| 2 | 77.8 | 85.7 | 91.1 | 92.3 |
| 3 | 84.1 | 86.1 | 89.4 | 90.3 |
| 4 | 58.7 | 68.3 | 77.3 | 79.8 |
| 5 | 76 | 83.4 | 76.6 | 78.9 |
| 6 | 67.9 | 56.3 | 72.1 | 80.7 |
| 7 | 76.9 | 77.5 | 83.9 | 86.3 |
| 8 | 63.1 | 67.3 | 74.9 | 76.8 |
| PD-related RBD | ||||
| 1 | 77.5 | 74.4 | 85.4 | 87.3 |
| 2 | 55.2 | 64.9 | 75.9 | 85.4 |
| 3 | 67.2 | 58.9 | 69.9 | 60.7 |
| 4 | 82.8 | 82.4 | 85.6 | 90 |
| 5 | 54.5 | 51.1 | 58 | 65.1 |
| 6 | 87.6 | 90 | 95.7 | 95.2 |
| 7 | 83 | 82.1 | 88.2 | 90.7 |
| 8 | 75.2 | 69.2 | 74.8 | 83.4 |
| 9 | 83.7 | 79.7 | 81.3 | 78.1 |
| Mean rates | 70.36 | 71.00 | 79.12 | 82.06 |
| SD | 15.68 | 15.55 | 9.86 | 9.39 |
| t Student | A vs. B | B vs. C | C vs. D | |
| P value after Bonferroni correction | 1.0000 | 0.0018 | 0.0344 | |
PD refers to Parkinson disease; Ment, mentalis muscle; Bic, biceps brachii muscle; Flex, flexor digitorum superficialis muscle; Lta, left tibialis anterior muscle; Rta, right tibialis anterior muscle; Ext, extensor digitorum brevis muscle.