Table 3.
Log-transformed spectral activity in control and PTSD groups during NREM and REM sleep (mean ± standard deviation)
| Control | PTSD | t | p | g | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||||
| NREM | Delta | 1.87 | 0.17 | 1.88 | 0.13 | −0.207 | 0.836 | 0.05 |
| Theta | 1.18 | 0.17 | 1.17 | 0.17 | 0.372 | 0.711 | 0.09 | |
| Alpha | 0.81 | 0.21 | 0.80 | 0.23 | 0.069 | 0.945 | 0.02 | |
| Sigma | 0.54 | 0.18 | 0.56 | 0.19 | −0.471 | 0.639 | 0.10 | |
| Beta | 0.29 | 0.13 | 0.33 | 0.14 | −1.458 | 0.149 | 0.32 | |
| REM | Delta | 1.26 | 0.14 | 1.29 | 0.15 | −0.906 | 0.367 | 0.19 |
| Theta | 0.95 | 0.15 | 0.92 | 0.16 | 0.719 | 0.474 | 0.16 | |
| Alpha | 0.60 | 0.17 | 0.60 | 0.21 | 0.083 | 0.934 | 0.02 | |
| Sigma | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.344 | 0.731 | 0.08 | |
| Beta | 0.37 | 0.18 | 0.40 | 0.21 | −0.945 | 0.347 | 0.23 | |
NREM = Non-rapid eye movement sleep; REM = rapid eye movement sleep; Delta = 0.5 – 4 Hz; Theta = 4 – 8 Hz; Alpha = 8 – 12 Hz; Sigma = 12 – 16 Hz; Beta = 16 – 32 Hz: Hedge’s g used due to unequal sample sizes