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Table 2 Comparison of complexity measures by group

From: Reduced complexity of activity patterns in patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a case control study

 

Controls

Active CFS

Inactive CFS

 

mean

SD

mean

SD

t, p-value

Mean

SD

t, p-value

Renyi(3) Entropy

4.30

0.09

4.17

0.15

3.4 p = 0.002

3.93

0.19

7.9 p < 0.001

Renyi(0.33) Entropy

4.69

0.01

4.67

0.02

2.1 p = 0.05

4.64

0.03

6.9 p < 0.001

Shannon Entropy

4.56

0.04

4.52

0.07

2.5 p = 0.02

4.41

0.09

7.4 p < 0.001

Fractal Dimension

1.14

0.04

1.16

0.02

1.8 p = 0.07

1.21

0.03

6.3 p < 0.001

  1. t-tests and corresponding p values are compared to healthy controls