Segments of 10 minutes and 20 minutes were compared and found to yield the same reliability and integrity results.
Design: The distances walked in 2 minutes were compared with the results on the physical functioning subscale of the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36) and the Houghton Scale.
Data that were extrapolated from neonates with low Apgar scores at 5 minutes were compared with neonates with Apgar scores of ≥7 with the use of the Fisher exact test, χ2 test, or one-way analysis of variance; a two-tailed probability value of <.05 was considered significant.
Values (counts per 10 minutes) were compared using the Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed ranks test.
Axial bSSFP images (FOV 3×3 cm, 14 minutes) were compared with the more traditionally-used spin echo (SE) images acquired with the following parameters: axial orientation, FOV 3×3 cm, TR/TE = 600/25 ms (T1w), 2000/70 ms (T2w), 1 mm slice thickness, 128×128 matrix, 234 µm in-plane resolution, and acquisition time of 20 (T1w) or 17 (T2w) minutes.
Baseline cytokine levels (t = 0 minutes) were compared between intervention and control groups with analyses of covariance.
Proportions of time spent on social tasks in the first minute, first five minutes, and first ten minutes were compared to the similar proportions from the entire observation with Mann-Whitney U tests.
The findings and data from different sources [ 61– 63] (e.g., government document, conference proceedings, unpublished reports, unpublished meeting minutes) were compared and contrasted; facts provided by the participants were confirmed.
All baseline data (that is, before the start of the respective treatment at t = 0 minutes) were compared with analysis of variance (ANOVA) or Kruskal-Wallis test to exclude initial group discrepancies.
For accuracy of continuous monitoring technologies (NICOM and PICCO PC), average baseline values from three minutes were compared with the reference (PICCO TD) using linear regressions analysis with coefficient of determination (R) derivation and comparison with identity line.
