Table 3 Comparison results of complexity indices for joint angle and joint angular velocity between preterm infants with Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) < 60 and those with HINE ≥ 60.

From: Deep learning-based quantitative analyses of spontaneous movements and their association with early neurological development in preterm infants

 

HINE < 60 (n = 16)

HINE ≥ 60 (n = 49)

p

Joint angle

Right shoulder

0.050 (0.031)

0.074 (0.038)

0.025*

Left shoulder

0.056 (0.036)

0.074 (0.038)

0.083

Right elbow

0.042 (0.028)

0.064 (0.038)

0.048*

Left elbow

0.049 (0.035)

0.065 (0.040)

0.106

Right hip

0.049 (0.030)

0.068 (0.039)

0.053

Left hip

0.046 (0.025)

0.069 (0.030)

0.009*

Right knee

0.043 (0.030)

0.062 (0.033)

0.014*

Left knee

0.043 (0.022)

0.064 (0.030)

0.008*

Joint angular velocity

Right shoulder

0.122 (0.068)

0.166 (0.072)

0.041*

Left shoulder

0.121 (0.069)

0.168 (0.069)

0.031*

Right elbow

0.100 (0.068)

0.148 (0.078)

0.027*

Left elbow

0.113 (0.078)

0.154 (0.081)

0.057

Right hip

0.122 (0.063)

0.160 (0.063)

0.029*

Left hip

0.112 (0.045)

0.163 (0.060)

0.003*

Right knee

0.108 (0.065)

0.140 (0.057)

0.023*

Left knee

0.095 (0.052)

0.146 (0.062)

0.003*

  1. Values are presented as mean (standard deviation).
  2. *p < 0.05.