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. 2011 Apr 1;34(4):531–539. doi: 10.1093/sleep/34.4.531

Table 5.

Estimates of fixed effects of generalized multilevel model for night-to-night instability (square successive differences, SSDs) of sleep diary and pre-sleep arousal measures

Dependent variable Fixed effects Coefficient SE t P
    Sleep diary measures γ
        Sleep onset latency – SSDs Intercept 6.90 0.23 30.42 < 0.001
Gender -2.30 3.47 -0.66 0.509
Group 0.09 0.07 1.21 0.226
        Wake after sleep onset – SSDs Intercept 8.01 0.14 57.33 < 0.001
Gender -2.95 2.15 -1.37 0.171
Group 0.02 0.04 0.48 0.632
        Total sleep time - SSDs Intercept 9.19 0.09 95.04 < 0.001
Gender -1.28 1.46 -0.88 0.381
Group 0.14 0.03 4.53 0.000
        Sleep efficiency – SSDs Intercept 5.29 0.12 42.01 < 0.001
Gender -1.64 1.95 -0.84 0.400
Group 0.07 0.04 1.81 0.072
    Pre-sleep arousal ratings (VAS)
        Active mind – SSDs Intercept 6.28 0.16 38.07 < 0.001
Gender -0.96 2.48 -0.39 0.697
Group 0.09 0.05 1.69 0.093
        Anxious – SSDs Intercept 5.77 0.22 26.66 < 0.001
Gender -1.83 3.20 -0.57 0.567
Group 0.16 0.07 2.35 0.019

Gender variable was coded as 0: Male and 1: Female. Group variable was coded as 0: Primary insomnia and 1: Insomnia related to a mental disorder.

VAS, visual analogue scale.