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. 2017 Jul 28;12(7):e0181762. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181762

Table 1. Parameters of the circadian rhythm according to cosinor analysis.

Controls Acute insomnia p
T 1437 ± 20 1435 ± 22 0.733
M 216 ± 56 218 ± 63 0.895
A 178 ± 60 178 ± 61 0.979
mean(ϕ0) 232 ± 22 253 ± 27 0.017 (*)
15 : 28 ± 01 : 28 16 : 52 ± 01 : 48
R2 0.14 ± 0.06 0.12 ± 0.05 0.446

Period T (min), mesor M (1/min), amplitude A (1/min), 7-day average acrophase ϕ0 expressed in degrees (°) and in hours and minutes (hh:mm) after midnight, and coefficient of determination R2. Values given in the table are the population average and the standard deviation. Statistical significance (*) is considered for p < 0.05 according to a nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test.