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Cosinor Analysis for Temperature Time Series Data of Long DurationCenter for Nursing Research at The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston, Houston, Texas, Nikhil.S.Padhye{at}uth.tmc.edu
Center for Nursing Research at The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston, Houston, Texas The application of cosinor models to long time series requires special attention. With increasing length of the time series, the presence of noise and drifts in rhythm parameters from cycle to cycle lead to rapid deterioration of cosinor models. The sensitivity of amplitude and model-fit to the data length is demonstrated for body temperature data from ambulatory menstrual cycling and menopausal women and from ambulatory male swine. It follows that amplitude comparisons between studies cannot be made independent of consideration of the data length. Cosinor analysis may be carried out on serial-sections of the series for improved model-fit and for tracking changes in rhythm parameters. Noise and drift reduction can also be achieved by folding the series onto a single cycle, which leads to substantial gains in the model-fit but lowers the amplitude. Central values of model parameters are negligibly changed by consideration of the autoregressive nature of residuals.
Key Words: chronobiology • ambulatory monitoring • circadian rhythm • stationarity • ensemble mean • serial sections • harmonics
Biological Research For Nursing, Vol. 9, No. 1,
30-41 (2007) |
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