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Table 4 Comparison of Renyi(3) entropy obtained using different activity thresholds and word length

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

Parameter

Controls

Active CFS

Inactive CFS

Word length1

Activity threshold2

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

3

0.25

4.30

0.09

4.18

0.15

3.93

0.20

3

0.33

4.33

0.09

4.20

0.17

3.92

0.22

3

0.16

4.30

0.08

4.21

0.10

3.99

0.19

4

0.25

5.58

0.12

5.39

0.22

5.04

0.31

  1. 1Word Length: number of symbols comprising a "word" for symbolic dynamic analysis.
  2. 2Activity threshold: proportion of individual participants' mean activity below which five minute blocks were excluded from symbolic dynamic analysis.