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Table 3 Results of paired t-test and analysis of covariance (covariance) analysis of sleep habits and its sub-scales in both control and experimental groups

From: The effect of exercise on sleep habits of children with type 1 diabetic: a randomized clinical trial

Variable

Pre-test

Post-test

Paired Sample T-Test

ANCOVA

t

P-value

F

P-value

Bedtime resistance

Control

12.83 ± 2.84

11.77 ± 1.89

1.83

0.07

40.81

0.01

Experiment

11.64 ± 2.56

8.51 ± 1.98

5.14

0.01

Sleep onset delay

Control

1.70 ± 0.68

1.51 ± 0.81

-0.96

0.235

11.41

0.01

Experiment

1.77 ± 0.80

1.32 ± 0.70

2.13

0.04

Sleep duration

Control

4.56 ± 1.24

4.87 ± 1.26

-0.99

0.627

3.31

0.01

Experiment

4.70 ± 1.37

3.80 ± 1.16

2.69

0.01

Sleep anxiety

Control

8.22 ± 2.14

7.74 ± 2.33

0.86

0.39

24.36

0.01

Experiment

8.32 ± 1.72

5.41 ± 1.25

7.35

0.01

Night wakings

Control

5.22 ± 1.05

4.83 ± 1.34

1.26

0.209

5.45

0.01

Experiment

5.58 ± 1.52

4.06 ± 1.15

3.85

0.01

Parasomnias

Control

12.00 ± 1.86

11.90 ± 2.76

0.16

0.063

29.32

0.01

Experiment

13.77 ± 1.96

8.70 ± 1.44

11.92

0.01

Sleep-disordered breathing

Control

4.80 ± 1.35

4.38 ± 1.38

1.20

0.232

1.07

0.30

Experiment

5.74 ± 1.48

4.06 ± 1.06

5.09

0.01

Daytime sleepiness

Control

15.29 ± 2.97

15.03 ± 2.77

0.53

0.59

35.51

0.01

Experiment

15.83 ± 2.85

11.16 ± 1.80

7.86

0.01

Sleep habits

Control

64.41 ± 7.98

63.38 ± 5.12

1.15

0.253

144.72

0.01

Experiment

73.29 ± 6.70

47.06 ± 4.39

17.96

0.01