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. 2011 Jan 1;34(1):11–23. doi: 10.1093/sleep/34.1.11

Table 3.

Regression model results

EEG Awakening
EEG Arousal
Heart Rate
Variable Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
    Traffic Mode and Maximum SPL
        Intercept -2.1434 (0.0622)**** -2.0792 (0.0854)**** -2.0677 (0.0903)**** -0.7729 (0.0633)**** -0.5397 (0.0824)**** -0.6634 (0.0836)**** 1.8771 (0.1399)**** 2.1583 (0.1767)**** 2.0927 (0.1877)****

        Traffic mode Air vs. Road -0.3369 (0.0450)**** -0.3630 (0.0461)**** 0.2234 (0.0848)* -0.4675 (0.0328)**** -0.4865 (0.0335)**** 0.1173 (0.0573)* -0.4983 (0.0926)**** -0.4923 (0.0921)**** 0.3220 (0.1753)

        Traffic mode Rail vs. Road 0.0585 (0.0414) 0.0546 (0.0425) -0.4300 (0.0878)**** -0.0083 (0.0314) -0.0019 (0.0321) -0.0742 (0.0352)* -0.0144 (0.0916) -0.0063 (0.0911) -0.2978 (0.1529)

        Traffic mode Rail vs. Air 0.3954 (0.0445)**** 0.4176 (0.0456)**** -0.6534 (0.1226)**** 0.4592 (0.0329)**** 0.4846 (0.0336)**** -0.1915 (0.0656)** 0.4838 (0.0923)**** 0.4860 (0.0918)**** -0.6198 (0.1943)**

        Lmax [dB] 0.0632 (0.0026)**** 0.0656 (0.0027)**** 0.0067 (0.0071) 0.0521 (0.0019)**** 0.0545 (0.0019)**** 0.0184 (0.0034)**** 0.0936 (0.0053)**** 0.0941 (0.0053)**** -0.0018 (0.0146)

        Lmax2 [dB2] 0.0023 (0.0004)**** 0.0023 (0.0004)**** 0.0011 (0.0005)* 0.0014 (0.0003)**** 0.0014 (0.0003)**** 0.0004 (0.0003) 0.0051 (0.0009)**** 0.0052 (0.0009)**** 0.0028 (0.0009)**
    Individual Moderators
        Age [years] 0.0033 (0.0040) 0.0033 (0.0040) 0.0090 (0.0042)* 0.0090 (0.0042)* -0.0198 (0.0081)* -0.0199 (0.0081)*

        Male gender 0.2158 (0.1067)* 0.2153 (0.1070)* 0.2971 (0.1123)* 0.2991 (0.1132)* 0.6234 (0.2189)** 0.6208 (0.2187)**
    Situational Moderators
        Prior sleep stage S1 vs. S2 1.570 (0.0581)**** 1.5754 (0.0583)**** 0.8968 (0.0600)**** 0.8978 (0.0602)**** -2.0758 (0.1674)**** -2.0937 (0.1670)****

        Prior sleep stage SWS vs. S2 -0.4928 (0.0626)**** -0.4934 (0.0628)**** -0.9064 (0.0455)**** -0.9159 (0.0457)**** 0.4977 (0.1142)**** 0.4963 (0.1140)****

        Prior sleep stage REM vs. S2 -0.3815 (0.0496)**** -0.3839 (0.0497)**** -0.6433 (0.0361)**** -0.6496 (0.0363)**** -0.5614 (0.0952)**** -0.5586 (0.0950)****

        Elapsed sleep time [h] 0.0294 (0.0084)*** 0.0296 (0.0085)*** 0.0119 (0.0063) 0.0111 (0.0064) 0.2244 (0.0180)**** 0.2229 (0.0180)****

        Study night [d] -0.0202 (0.0069)** -0.0206 (0.0069)** -0.0118 (0.0054)* -0.0122 (0.0054)* 0.0140 (0.0143) 0.0136 (0.0142)

        Noise events per night 80 vs. 40 -0.1654 (0.0430)*** -0.1671 (0.0432)*** -0.1902 (0.0325)**** -0.1912 (0.0326)**** -0.3837 (0.0918)**** -0.3826 (0.0916)****

        Noise events per night 120 vs. 40 -0.3266 (0.0518)**** -0.3299 (0.0520)**** -0.3025 (0.0380)**** -0.3056 (0.0382)**** -0.6285 (0.1069)**** -0.6313 (0.1067)****
    Acoustical Moderators
        SPL rise time [dB/s] 0.0289 (0.0099)** 0.0262 (0.0073)*** 0.0451 (0.0208)*

        Octave energy 31.5 Hz [dB] 0.0149 (0.0037)***

        Octave energy 63 Hz [dB] -0.0208 (0.0088)*

        Octave energy 125 Hz [dB] 0.0251 (0.0091)**

        Octave energy 500 Hz [dB] 0.0151 (0.0062)* 0.0278 (0.0137)*

        Octave energy 4 kHz [dB] 0.0271 (0.0056)**** 0.0231 (0.0039)**** 0.0219 (0.0107)*

        Octave energy 8 kHz [dB] 0.0352 (0.0057)**** 0.0344 (0.0044)**** 0.1027 (0.0126)****

    Variance random subject effect 0.1753 (0.0336)**** 0.1751 (0.0337)**** 0.1763 (0.0339)**** 0.2349 (0.0416)**** 0.2089 (0.0373)**** 0.2121 (0.0379)**** 0.9561 (0.1778)**** 0.7402 (0.1408)**** 0.7390 (0.1406)****

Regression coefficient estimates and standard errors (in parenthesis) are shown.

*

P < 0.05

**

P < 0.01

***

P < 0.001

****

P < 0.0001

variables were centered at Lmax = 55 dB, Age = 40 years, Elapsed sleep time = 4 hours, Study night = 6th night, SPL rise time = 5.7 dB/s, Octave 31.5 Hz = 50 dB, Octave 63 Hz = 52 dB, Octave 125 Hz = 46 dB, Octave 500 Hz = 44 dB, Octave 4 kHz = 27 dB, Octave 8 kHz = 16 dB.