Table 3.
Temporal properties.
| Preterm | Term | t | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwell time (State I) | 10.36 ± 12.67 | 25.43 ± 33.07 | −2.49 | 0.02* |
| Dwell time (State II) | 14.83 ± 15.96 | 13.75 ± 34.18 | 0.17 | 0.87 |
| Dwell time (State III) | 33.57 ± 37.64 | 18.50 ± 11.71 | 2.24 | 0.03* |
| Dwell time (State IV) | 22.12 ± 35.76 | 21.98 ± 47.00 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| Fractional windows (State I, %) | 12.51 ± 17.24 | 32.89 ± 26.26 | −3.89 | 0.00* |
| Fractional windows (State II, %) | 13.05 ± 12.59 | 12.69 ± 20.56 | 0.09 | 0.93 |
| Fractional windows (State III, %) | 48.11 ± 25.69 | 36.16 ± 23.96 | 2.02 | 0.04* |
| Fractional windows (State IV, %) | 26.33 ± 25.17 | 18.26 ± 26.34 | 1.32 | 0.19 |
| Number of transitions | 8.21 ± 3.91 | 8.57 ± 4.32 | −0.37 | 0.71 |
For continuous variables, student's t-test was used for parametric data and Mann-Whitney U-test was used for non-parametric data, significant results are marked with a *.