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Table 3 Correlation between moderate physical activity and sleep quality parameters

From: Accelerometer-measured physical activity and its impact on sleep quality in patients suffering from restless legs syndrome

  

Number of interruptions of sleep

Total sleep time

Sleep efficacy

PLMS / h

  

N

R

p

N

R

p

N

R

p

N

R

p

MPA 6 AM - 12 noon

All

45

− 0.0040 (95% CI: − 0.1809 – 0.1731)

0.9648

45

− 0.0977 (95% CI: − 0.2701 – 0.0807)

0.2828

45

− 0.0207 (95% CI: − 0.1970 – 0.1569)

0.8207

40

− 0.0917 (95% CI: − 0.2821 – 0.1056)

0.3625

 

Males

12

−0.1684 (95% CI: − 0.4933 – 0.1977)

0.3682

12

−0.1531 (95% CI: − 0.4813 – 0.2128)

0.4142

12

− 0.1600 (95% CI: − 0.4867 – 0.2061)

0.3932

8

−0.0108 (95% CI: − 0.4212 – 0.4032)

0.9613

 

Females

33

0.0465 (95% CI: −0.1566 – 0.2457)

0.6556

33

−0.0808 (95% CI: − 0.2778 – 0.1228)

0.4376

33

0.0221 (95% CI: −0.1802 – 0.2227)

0.8320

32

−0.1123 (95% CI: − 0.3228 – 0.1087)

0.3191

MPA 12 noon - 6 PM

All

44

−0.0928 (95% CI: − 0.2676 – 0.0879)

0.3140

45

−0.0146 (95% CI: − 0.1912 – 0.1628)

0.8728

45

0.0039 (95% CI: − 0.1733 – 0.1808)

0.9663

40

0.0832 (95% CI: −0.1141 – 0.2742)

0.4090

 

Males

11

−0.3259 (95% CI: − 0.6185 – 0.0462)

0.0846

12

−0.0891 (95% CI: − 0.4246 – 0.2679)

0.6303

12

− 0.1318 (95% CI: − 0.4594 – 0.2274)

0.4753

8

−0.1671 (95% CI: − 0.5345 – 0.2534)

0.4395

 

Females

33

−0.0231 (95% CI: − 0.2246 – 0.1804)

0.8258

33

0.0092 (95% CI: −0.1938 – 0.2114)

0.9300

33

0.0473 (95% CI: −0.1568 – 0.2475)

0.6517

32

0.1510 (95% CI: −0.0711 – 0.3588)

0.1818

MPA 6 PM - 11 PM

All

45

−0.1116 (95% CI: − 0.2817 – 0.0653)

0.2158

45

−0.2485 (95% CI: − 0.4064 – − 0.0762)

0.0051

45

−0.1305 (95% CI: − 0.2993 – 0.0461)

0.1471

40

− 0.0679 (95% CI: − 0.2589 – 0.1283)

0.4988

 

Males

12

0.0386 (95% CI: −0.3088 – 0.3769)

0.8326

12

−0.2741 (95% CI: − 0.5643 – 0.0764)

0.1234

12

−0.2834 (95% CI: − 0.5711 – 0.0664)

0.1106

8

− 0.1786 (95% CI: − 0.5429 – 0.2422)

0.4080

 

Females

33

−0.1599 (95% CI: − 0.3501 – 0.0431)

0.1221

33

−0.2401 (95% CI: − 0.4213 – − 0.0405)

0.0188

33

−0.0789 (95% CI: − 0.2761 – 0.1246)

0.4481

32

− 0.0377 (95% CI: − 0.2539 – 0.1822)

0.7393

MPA 6 AM - 11 PM

All

44

− 0.1411 (95% CI: − 0.3124 – 0.0391)

0.1245

45

−0.0805 (95% CI: − 0.2553 – 0.0995)

0.3811

45

− 0.0335 (95% CI: − 0.2107 – 0.1459)

0.7160

40

0.0164 (95% CI: − 0.1806 – 0.2121)

0.8718

 

Males

11

−0.0322 (95% CI: − 0.6156 – 0.0509)

0.0891

12

−0.1255 (95% CI: − 0.4647 – 0.2459)

0.5122

12

− 0.1397 (95% CI: − 0.4760 – 0.2323)

0.4650

8

−0.0858 (95% CI: − 0.4810 – 0.3384)

0.7006

 

Females

33

−0.0871 (95% CI: − 0.2847 – 0.1176)

0.4048

33

−0.0670 (95% CI: − 0.2660 – 0.1375)

0.5220

33

− 0.0017 (95% CI: − 0.2043 – 0.2010)

0.9870

32

0.0429 (95% CI: − 0.1785 – 0.2602)

0.7062

  1. Note: MPA = moderate physical activity; significant correlations are shown in bold