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. 2008 Nov 1;31(11):1569–1576. doi: 10.1093/sleep/31.11.1569

Table 4.

Correlation Coefficients Between Sleep Measures Determined by Wrist Actigraphy and Polysomnography

n = 455 Sleep Efficiency Total Sleep Time Respiratory Disturbance Index % Sleep Time Sp02 <90% Periodic Limb Movement Arousal Index Periodic Limb Movement Index Arousal Index Slow Wave Sleep REM Sleep
Actigraphy- sleep efficiency 0.24 0.21 −0.21 −0.18 −0.18 −0.14 −0.24 −0.02 0.17
(<0.001) (<0.001) (<0.001) (<0.001) (<0.001) (0.004) (<0.001) (0.61) (<0.001)
Actigraphy-total sleep time 0.03 0.20 −0.15 −0.11 −0.13 −0.07 −0.10 −0.04 0.06
(0.52) (<0.001) (<0.001) (0.02) (0.007) (0.13) (0.03) (0.40) (0.17)

Sleep measures determined by proportional integration mode (PIM) wrist actigraphy

Sleep measures determined by polysomnography

Spearman-RDI, % slp time <90%, PLMIA, PLMI (the others use Pearson because the variables are not skewed)