TABLE 5.

Results of the ANOVA analysis applied to the mean activity parameters over the 3 weeks of the study.

Variables	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	ANOVA F(1.107)	p between weeks (Bonferroni post hoc)
					1–2	1–3	2–3
Activity
Mesor	13.48 ± 0.66	15.64 ± 0.63	15.14 ± 0.39	F = 3.84, p = 0.02	0.024	0.019	0.81
Amplitude	7.31 ± 0.33	9.03 ± 0.32	9.13 ± 0.28	F = 10.57, p = 0.001	0.016	0.001	0.63
Acrophase	13:48 ± 10min	14:08 ± 8min	14:27 ± 9min	F = 7.75, p = 0.001	0.059	0.001	0.245
IS	0.30 ± 0.05	0.33 ± 0.01	0.32 ± 0.006	F = 0.94, p = 0.39 ns
IV	0.99 ± 0.01	0.87 ± 0.02	0.98 ± 0.01	F = 9.68, p = 0.001	0.042	0.623	0.038
RA	0.73 ± 0.02	0.84 ± 0.02	0.77 ± 0.01	F = 4.10, p = 0.019	0.010	0.39	0.028
RAY	0.80 ± 0.03	0.89 ± 0.02	0.85 ± 0.01	F = 3.09, p = 0.049	0.003	0.046	0.53
CFI	0.51 ± 0.01	0.53 ± 0.01	0.51 ± 0.01	F = 0.41, p = 0.65 ns

All indexes are expressed as mean ± SD (Standard Deviation). Significant differences between weeks are marked in bold. IS, inter-day stability; IV, intra-day variability; RA, relative amplitude; RAY, Rayleigh tests; CFI, Circadian Function Index; ns, non-significant.