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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2016 Jan 22;57(6):706–716. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12520

Table 1.

Group differences in activity parameters showing least square means and standard deviations after removing variance attributable to age and sex plus analysis of covariance results

Measures Bipolar ADHD ADHD+ Mood Controls F-Group p-Groups F-Age p-Age F-Sex p-Sex
Activity Levels
10 Most Active Hrs 14640±1780 14503±1767 14276±1767 13342±1746 4.87 p<0.02 13.56 p<0.002 1.44 p>0.4
Mesor 3 Osc. Model 840±118 792±117 785±117 685±115 13.88 p<10−6 5.92 p<0.05 1.07 p>0.4
Time Dependent COV 0.239±0.063 0.271±0.062 0.308±0.062 0.342±0.062 22.73 p<10−9 19.67 p<0.0002 0.00 p>0.9
Diurnal Skew −.837±0.413 −.508±0.41 −.281±0.41 −.263±0.405 17.44 p<10−7 25.08 p<10−4 0.02 p>0.9
% Very Low Activity 0.43±1.08 0.61±1.07 0.76±1.07 1.79±1.06 14.25 p<10−6 7.87 p<0.02 2.53 p>0.2
% Low Activity 4.27±5.77 5.82±5.73 8.77±5.73 13.5±5.66 22.31 p<10−9 14.78 p<0.0009 0.48 p>0.7
% Moderate Activity 15.6±7.82 17.5±7.76 21.2±7.76 23.3±7.67 8.77 p<0.0002 18.91 p<0.0002 0.61 p>0.6
% High Activity 32.8±9.95 33.9±9.89 28.2±9.88 31.5±9.76 1.74 p>0.3 0.63 p>0.6 0.64 p>0.6
% Very High Activity 47.0±16.7 42.7±16.6 41.5±16.6 31.6±16.4 6.88 p<0.002 16.04 p<0.0006 0.18 p>0.8
Sleep-Related Measures
5 Least Active Hrs 626±253 385±251 336±251 289±248 15.36 p<10−6 5.70 p<0.05 3.27 p>0.1
Nocturnal Activity 106±32.6 74.9±32.4 71.1±32.4 54.8±32 19.69 p<10−8 0.77 p>0.6 0.62 p>0.6
% Nocturnal Activity 4.95±1.53 3.72±1.52 3.71±1.52 3.1±1.5 11.86 p<10−5 0.13 p>0.9 0.53 p>0.6
Total Sleep (min.) 475±59 523±58.6 524±58.6 543±57.9 10.82 p<10−4 38.91 p<10−7 1.94 p>0.3
Sleep Latency (min.) 16.5±7.64 14.4±7.58 12.5±7.58 12.8±7.49 2.32 p>0.1 7.34 p<0.03 1.18 p>0.4
Sleep Efficiency 0.846±0.066 0.888±0.066 0.893±0.066 0.921±0.065 9.99 p<10−4 2.68 p>0.2 0.70 p>0.6
Rhythms and Fluctuations
Circadian Variance 37.3±5.8 36.4±5.75 33.5±5.76 36±5.69 2.14 p>0.2 1.43 p>0.4 1.73 p>0.3
12:24 Hr Variance 10.9±6.68 6.71±6.64 8.33±6.64 6.98±6.56 3.72 p<0.04 17.13 p<0.0004 0.21 p>0.8
Circadian Amplitude 747±116 780±115 748±115 691±114 4.37 p<0.02 37.86 p<10−6 0.14 p>0.9
Rel. Circadian Ampl. 88.9±8.56 98.5±8.5 96±8.5 101±8.39 17.52 p<10−7 46.56 p<10−6 0.60 p>0.6
Hemicircadian Ampl. 207±69.7 181±69.2 208±69.2 149±68.4 6.34 p<0.002 4.00 p>0.1 0.11 p>0.9
Ultradian Amplitude 195±39.4 200±39.1 198±39.1 184±38.6 1.36 p>0.4 22.69 p<10−4 0.05 p>0.9
12:24 Hr Amplitude 29.4±10.9 23.9±10.8 27.3±10.8 21.7±10.6 4.35 p<0.02 19.68 p<0.0002 0.00 p>0.9
3 Oscillator Fit (r) 0.848±0.045 0.84±0.0449 0.808±0.045 0.807±0.044 8.94 p<0.0002 36.18 p<10−6 0.00 p>0.9
Cosinor Acrophase 0.613±0.043 0.598±0.042 0.59±0.0423 0.601±0.042 1.71 p>0.3 36.97 p<10−6 1.91 p>0.3
Entrainment Error 13.9±15 13.8±14.9 14.3±14.9 17±14.7 0.44 p>0.9 15.42 p<0.0007 2.13 p>0.2
Interdaily Stability 0.913±0.051 0.957±0.051 0.931±0.051 0.918±0.050 6.22 p<0.003 5.67 p<0.05 4.27 p<0.1
Intradaily Variability 0.327±0.093 0.338±0.092 0.421±0.093 0.387±0.091 7.41 p<0.0007 21.44 p<10−4 0.00 p>0.9
Vulnerability Index 1.880±0.226 1.690±0.224 1.630±0.224 1.570±0.221 16.16 p<10−7 0.66 p>0.6 1.23 p>0.4