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Table 2 Changes in detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) values, Parkinson’s disease sleep scale (PDSS) and unified Parkinson’s disease rating scale (UPDRS)

From: Therapeutic effect of Yang-Xue-Qing-Nao granules on sleep dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease

Variable

Mean changes from baseline (95%CI)

Between group difference (96%CI)

YXQN

Placebo

YXQN vs Placebo

P value

α value of DA

    

  Week 8

−0.9 [−1.1 to −0.7]

−0.2 [−0.3 to 0.1]

−0.7 [−1.0 to −0.8]

0.056

  Week 12

−1.0 [−1.2 to −0.7]

−0.1 [−0.3 to 0.2]

−0.8 [−1.1 to −0.7]

0.051

  Week 16

−0.9 [−1.1 to −0.6]

−0.2 [−0.2 to 0.3]

−0.9 [−1.1 to −0.7]

0.072

α value of EA

    

  Week 8

−1.1 [−1.4 to −0.6]

−0.1 [−0.1 to 0.2]

−1.0 [−1.3 to −0.5]

0.048

  Week 12

−0.9 [−1.0 to −0.6]*

0.1 [−0.3 to 0.4]

−1.1 [−1.6 to −0.7]

0.036

  Week 16

−0.9 [−1.1 to −0.7]*

−0.2 [−0.4 to 0.3]

−0.9 [−1.3 to −0.8]

0.041

α value of NA

    

  Week 8

1.0 [0.8 to 1.6]*

−0.3 [−0.6 to 0.4]

1.1 [0.7 to 1.5]

0.017

  Week 12

1.1 [0.7 to 1.5]*

−0.1 [−0.5 to 0.5]

1.0 [0.6 to 1.4]

0.038

  Week 16

0.9 [0.6 to 1.7]*

−0.2 [−0.5 to 0.4]

0.9 [0.7 to 1.6]

0.042

PDSS score

    

  Week 8

12.1 [7.6 to 13.7]*

2.9 [−4.1 to 9.7]

10.7 [6.9 to 16.5]

0.026

  Week 12

11.9 [7.1 to 14.2]*

3.3 [−6.6 to 7.3]

9.8 [8.7 to 15.9]

0.029

  Week 16

9.8 [7.0 to 14.6]*

3.2 [−4.9 to 5.1]

9.9 [7.4 to 17.6]

0.048

UPDRS score

    

  Week 8

−6.6 [−11.4 to −2.8]

−1.7 [−2.8 to 3.9]

−4.9 [−6.7 to −2.7]

0.076

  Week 12

−5.7 [−10.8 to −1.9]

−0.9 [−1.7 to 2.1]

−5.1 [−8.3 to −2.4]

0.069

  Week 16

−5.2 [−8.9 to −2.1]

2.1 [−4.2 to 6.1]

−4.6 [−7.5 to −3.1]

0.153

  1. *: P < 0.05, compared with baseline.