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. 2021 Oct 25;9(10):e24872. doi: 10.2196/24872

Table 3.

Correlation between digital biomarkers and 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire scores.

Category and digital biomarkers Spearman rank correlation coefficient P value Adjusted P valuea
Heart rate metrics

DHRb.cvc 0.121 .047 .18
NHRd.0204.sde 0.262 <.001 .001
NHR.0204.cv 0.257 <.001 .001
NHR.0406.sd 0.182 .003 .04
NHR.0406.cv 0.185 .002 .04
NHR.0002.sd 0.149 .01 .08
NHR.0002.cv 0.138 .02 .11
Circadian rhythm metrics: nonparametric

ISf.stg.wdh –0.165 .007 .049
IS.hri.wd –0.199 .001 .02
ACj.st.60mk –0.125 .04 .15
AC.st.15m –0.175 .004 .04
AC.st.30m –0.155 .01 .07
AC.st.60m.wd –0.159 .009 .06
AC.st.15m.wd –0.177 .004 .04
AC.st.30m.wd –0.177 .004 .04
AC.hr.60m.wd –0.150 .01 .08
AC.hr.30m.wd –0.144 .02 .08
ICVl.st.wd 0.176 .004 .04
ICV.hr 0.177 .004 .04
ICV.hr.wd 0.237 <.001 .004
peaks.st –0.205 <.001 .02
peaks.st.wd –0.202 <.001 .02
Circadian rhythm metrics: cosinor based

acrom.st 0.133 .03 .12
F.st.wd –0.121 .046 .17
beta.hr 0.169 .006 .04
acro.hr 0.146 .02 .09
F.hr –0.126 .04 .15
beta.hr.wd 0.126 .04 .15
acro.hr.wd 0.154 .01 .07
F.hr.wd –0.137 .03 .11
Sleep metrics

sleep.offset 0.144 .02 .09
sleep.midpoint 0.172 .005 .04
sleep.offset.wd 0.134 .03 .12
sleep.offset.wd.sd 0.199 .001 .02
sleep.midpoint.wd 0.146 .02 .09
sleep.midpoint.wd.sd 0.146 .02 .09

aP values were adjusted for multiple testing correction. Only significant associations were reported.

bDHR: daytime heart rate between 2 PM and 4 PM.

ccv: coefficient of variation.

dNHR: nighttime heart rate in a specified 2-hour time interval; 2 AM-4 AM (0204), 4 AM-6 AM (0406), and 12 AM-2 AM (0002).

esd: standard deviation.

fIS: interdaily stability.

gst: steps based.

hwd: weekdays based.

ihr: heart rate based.

jAC: autocorrelation.

km: minutes; 15-minute, 30-minute, or 60-minute time interval in which raw data were aggregated.

lICV: interdaily coefficient of variation.

macro: acrophase.

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