Table 1.
Assessment of circadian parameters.
| Lighting | Measure | Control (M ± SD) | Disrupted (M ± SD) | p (β) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 6 | 10 | ||
| LD | Mesor | 64 ± 22 | 75 ± 10 | 0.21 (0.24) |
| Amplitude | 93 ± 32 | 111 ± 15 | 0.14 (0.31) | |
| Acrophase (h) | 16.4 ± 0.7 | 16.6 ± 0.9 | 0.55 (0.09) | |
| Onset variability | 0.24 ± 0.2 | 0.17 ± 0.1 | 0.30 (0.13) | |
| Phase angle (h) | − 0.24 ± 0.5 | − 0.36 ± 0.3 | 0.56 (0.09) | |
| Alpha (h) | 8.5 ± 1.7 | 8.7 ± 1.4 | 0.83 (0.06) | |
| Robustness (%) | 56.9 ± 9.7 | 48.8 ± 15.7 | 0.22 (0.23) | |
| DD | Mesor | 54 ± 27 | 65 ± 20 | 0.38 (0.13) |
| Amplitude | 77 ± 41 | 92 ± 29 | 0.41 (0.12) | |
| Acrophase | 18.4 ± 1.5 | 17.6 ± 1.1 | 0.25 (0.20) | |
| Onset variability | 0.41 ± 0.2 | 0.44 ± 0.4 | 0.79 (0.05) | |
| Alpha (h) | 9.3 ± 2.5 | 9.0 ± 1.6 | 0.77 (0.06) | |
| Robustness | 39.0 ± 20.6 | 45.6 ± 16.9 | 0.39 (0.10) | |
| χ2 period (h) | 23.8 ± 0.2 | 23.8 ± 0.1 | 0.74 (0.11) | |
| χ2 strength | 705 ± 275 | 823 ± 201 | 0.34 (0.15) |