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.
HINE < 60 (n = 16) | HINE ≥ 60 (n = 49) | p | |
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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* |