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. 2015 Feb 28;15:18. doi: 10.1186/s12877-015-0015-2

Table 3.

Comparison of DWELL and GAZE DURATION in addition to effects of age, light and interaction of age x light while driving on a narrow lane

DWELL [%] (SD) DURATION [s] (SD)
Young Old Age Light Age x light Young Old Age Light Age x light
Street Day 48.4 (11.0) 54.4 (11.9) F(1,43) = 1.3 p = 0.259 η2 = 0.030 F(1,43) = 3.5 p = 0.067 η2 = 0.076 F(1,43) = 1.5 p = 0.230 η2 = 0.033 1.1 (0.4) 1.4 (0.4) F(1,43) = 3.0 p = 0.089 η2 = 0.066 F(1,43) = 2.5 p = 0.124 η2 = 0.054 F(1,43) = 1.3 p = 0.262 η2 = 0.029
Night 47.2 (12.6) 48.7 (14.5) 1.3 (0.4) 1.4 (0.6)
Road signs Day 6.8 (4.0) 4.9 (3.7) F(1,43) = 3.4 p = 0.069 η2 = 0.075 F(1,43) = 0.1 p = 0.806 η2 = 0.001 F(1,43) = 0.1 p = 0.819 η2 = 0.001 1.4 (0.6) 0.8 (0.5) F(1,40) = 3.0 p = 0.092 η2 = 0.070 F(1,40) = 0.2 p = 0.678 η2 = 0.004 F(1,40) = 2.8 p = 0.100 η2 = 0.066
Night 6.4 (4.8) 4.9 (4.4) 1.2 (0.7) 1.1 (0.9)
Road repair Day 22.2 (6.7) 21.1 (9.0) F(1,43) = 0.7 p = 0.409 η2 = 0.016 F(1,43) = 14.7 p < 0.001 η2 = 0.255 F(1,43) = 2.8 p = 0.099 η2 = 0.062 0.8 (0.2) 0.9 (0.2) F(1,43) = 1.8 p = 0.192 η2 = 0.029 F(1,43) = 7.8 p = 0.008 η2 = 0.606 F(1,43) = 0.3 p = 0.606 η2 = 0.006
Night 26.1 (10.4) 31.2 (13.6) 1.0 (0.2) 1.1 (0.7)
Environment Day 1.1 (2.4) 0.4 (0.7) F(1,43) = 0.1 p = 0.828 η2 = 0.001 F(1,43) = 0.0 p = 0.860 η2 = 0.001 F(1,43) = 1.8 p = 0.191 η2 = 0.039 0.3 (0.3) 0.2 (0.3) F(1,41) = 0.0 p = 0.932 η2 = 0.000 F(1,41) = 3.2 p = 0.080 η2 = 0.069 F(1,41) = 1.3 p = 0.267 η2 = 0.029
Night 0.4 (1.1) 1.4 (5.4) 0.1 (0.2) 0.2 (0.4)
Rear -view mirror Day 3.6 (2.8) 1.4 (2.0) F(1,43) = 13.4 p = 0.001 η2 = 0.237 F(1,43) = 3.4 p = 0.074 η2 = 0.072 F(1,43) = 0.8 p = 0.387 η2 = 0.017 0.7 (0.3) 0.4 (0.4) F(1,43) = 7.3 p = 0.010 η2 = 0.145 F(1,43) = 2.6 p = 0.116 η2 = 0.056 F(1,43) = 1.5 p = 0.224 η2 = 0.034
Night 2.5 (2.0) 1.0 (1.8) 0.5 (0.2) 0.4 (0.4)
Side mirror left Day 2.0 (1.8) 1.3 (1.5) F(1,43) = 3.4 p = 0.071 η2 = 0.074 F(1,43) = 10.3 p = 0.003 η2 = 0.193 F(1,43) = 0.1 p = 0.721 η2 = 0.003 0.5 (0.3) 0.5 (0.5) F(1,43) = 0.6 p = 0.460 η2 = 0.013 F(1,43) = 0.8 p = 0.371 η2 = 0.019 F(1,43) = 5.1 p = 0.029 η2 = 0.106
Night 1.3 (1.2) 0.7 (1.0) 0.4 (0.3) 0.3 (0.4)
Side mirror right Day 0.3 (0.6) 0.3 (0.6) F(1,43) = 1.7 p = 0.201 η2 = 0.038 F(1,43) = 0.7 p = 0.403 η2 = 0.016 F(1,43) = 2.6 p = 0.114 η2 = 0.057 0.2 (0.3) 0.2 (0.4) F(1,43) = 1.1 p = 0.304 η2 = 0.025 F(1,43) = 1.7 p = 0.206 η2 = 0.037 F(1,43) = 2.4 p = 0.145 η2 = 0.049
Night 0.4 (0.7) 0.0 (0.1) 0.2 (0.3) 0.0 (0.1)

DWELL = cumulated fixation duration/total driving task duration; GAZE DURATION = average fixation time; η2 refers to partial η2.