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. 2024 Jan 4;14:1224440. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1224440

TABLE 6.

List of methods parameters for the analyses used in the software. Some parameters can be modified by the user as others are fixed.

Power spectral density
Type [Non-parametric FFT], parametric AR Editable
Detrend [yes], no Editable
Resampling frequency (Hz) None, 1, [2], 4, 8 [4]* [8]** Editable
Bandwidth HRV, baroreflex
VLF (Hz) [0–0.04] [0–0.02]** Editable
LF (Hz) [0.04–0.15] [0.02–0.20]** Editable
HF (Hz) [0.15–0.40] [0.15–1.40]* [0.15–2.00]** Editable
Bandwidth BPV
VLF (Hz) [0.02–0.07] Editable
LF (Hz) [0.07–0.15] Editable
HF (Hz) [0.15–0.40] [0.15–1.40]* [0.15–2.00]** Editable
Number points/Hz [256] Fixed
Welch periodogram
Window [Hanning], Hamming Editable
Window width [1024] Fixed
Window overlap (%) 0, 25, [50] Editable
Entropy
Approximate entropy
Embeded dimension m [2] Editable
Tolerance r (*SD) [0.2] Editable
Sample entropy
Embeded dimension m [2] Editable
Tolerance r (*SD) [0.2] Editable
Symbolic dynamics
ξ [6] Fixed
L [3] Fixed
Largest Lyapunov exponent
m 1, 2, [3], 4, … 20 Editable
t [20] Fixed
T [3] Fixed
Smax [0.3] Fixed
Smin [0.001] Fixed
thmax [30] Fixed
Fractal
DFA
n1 [4–11] [4–39]* [4–39]** Editable
n2 [12–100] [40–100]* [40–100]** Editable
Higuchi
Kmax [6] Fixed
Baroreflex
Sequence method
nb minimum beats/ramp [3], 4, 5, … 10 Editable
nb maximum beats/ramp 3, 4, 5, [6], … 10 Editable
Lag [0], 1, 2 Editable
Minimum BP variation (mmHg) [yes], no [1], 2, 3 Editable
Minimum RR variation (ms) [yes], no [1], 2, 3, 4, 5 Editable
Maximum RR variation (%) [yes], no 10, 15, [20], 25, … 50 Editable
Valid ramp for r > [yes], no 0.50, 0.55, … [0.85], 0.90, 0.95 Editable
Outliers selection None, [Auto], Manual Editable
Transfert function
Valid for coherence > [yes], no [0.50], 0.60, 0.70, 0.80, 0.90 Editable
Phase-Rectified Signal Averaging
Segments length (2L) [30], 40, 50, … 100 Editable
Granger causality
Number lags max 1, 2, … [20], … 100 Editable
Causal direction (extended) “General entropy-based method (any var distribution)” Editable
[“First-order approximation of LR by tanh (sparse var)”]
“Basic skewness measure (skewed var)”
“New skewness-based measure (robust to outliers)”
“Dodge-Rousson measure (skewed var)”
Causal direction (classic) [Gaussian] Fixed

In bold between square brackets: default values for “standard” mode; *default values for “baby” mode; **default values for “newborn” mode.