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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 11.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Sleep Med. 2015 Dec 17;15(2):97–113. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2015.1104686

Table 3.

Comparison of Sleep Characteristics at Baseline Between Two Groups (Independent t-Test)

Variables Total (n = 22) Mean (SD) PCDC (n = 16) Mean(SD) Control (n = 6) Mean(SD) p value

Sleep variables Daytime sleep (mins) 245.67 (93.90) 241.35 (96.97) 257.19 (92.75) .73
% daytime on sleep (%) 34.80 (13.25) 34.40 (13.80) 35.87 (12.81) .82
Nighttime sleep (mins) 524.62 (67.72) 518.46 (71.56) 541.04 (58.78) .50
% nighttime sleep (%) 73.05 (9.56) 72.07 (10.06) 75.67 (8.33) .45
Arousal Index 12.75 (7.94) 13.88 (8.87) 3.75 (1.53) .29
Variables associated withsleep Physical activity (counts/ min) 103.98 (40.93) 108.00 (43.02) 93.25 (35.97) .47
Social activity (5mins/unit) 32.00 (13.90) 29.25 (13.26) 39.33 (13.95) .13
Daylight exposure Mins over 1,000 Lux 21.73 (26.54) 15.85 (20.45) 45.34 (25.82) .04
Lux/min 276.75 (368.88) 191.50 (259.03) 504.08(533.79) .08

Note. Social activity was measured by Dementia Care Mapping; other outcome variables were extracted from actigraphy.