TABLE 4.
The difference test results of the central rate variability index between the control group and the experimental group.
| Pre-exercise | In-exercise | Post-exercise | Control group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M±SD | Multi-factor ANOVA | M±SD | Multi-factor ANOVA | M±SD | Multi-factor ANOVA | M±SD | Multi-factor ANOVA | |
| HRV-LF/HF | ||||||||
| Pre-test | 2.65 ± 1.82 | F = 3.451 | 2.48 ± 1.53 | F = 5.698 | 2.35 ± 1.32 | F = 6.825 | 2.55 ± 1.58 | F = 3.509 |
| Mid-test | 4.04 ± 2.23 | p = 0.036 | 4.51 ± 2.90 | p = 0.005 | 4.25 ± 2.67 | p = 0.002 | 4.12 ± 2.69 | p = 0.034 |
| Post-test | 3.39 ± 2.09** | ɳp 2 = 0.074 | 3.69 ± 2.39** | ɳp 2 = 0.116 | 3.65 ± 1.89* | ɳp 2 = 0.136 | 4.02 ± 3.18** | ɳp 2 = 0.075 |
| HRV-SDNN [ms] | ||||||||
| Pre-test | 64.89 ± 24.75 | F = 13.078 | 60.34 ± 20.52 | F = 18.994 | 67.65 ± 26.14 | F = 16.100 | 62.05 ± 18.48 | F = 23.861 |
| Mid-test | 35.71 ± 19.26*# | p = 0.032 | 30.09 ± 19.17 | p = 0.412 | 34.66 ± 20.42 | p = 0.044 | 30.30 ± 19.38 | p = 0.026 |
| Post-test | 57.91 ± 24.77** | ɳp 2 = 0.231 | 50.42 ± 18.38 | ɳp 2 = 0.304 | 56.14 ± 21.61** | ɳp 2 = 0.270 | 51.96 ± 16.60* | ɳp 2 = 0.354 |
| HRV-RMSSD [ms] | ||||||||
| Pre-test | 65.08 ± 28.91 | F = 23.680 | 63.32 ± 24.66 | F = 29.912 | 67.68 ± 31.56 | F = 17.088 | 59.60 ± 26.98 | F = 29.406 |
| Mid-test | 29.28 ± 8.03 | p = 0.001 | 29.09 ± 6.04 | p = 0.032 | 33.50 ± 11.75**# | p = 0.002 | 24.95 ± 6.01 | p = 0.043 |
| Post-test | 51.16 ± 18.37** | ɳp 2 = 0.352 | 53.16 ± 16.88* | ɳp 2 = 0.407 | 53.11 ± 20.38** | ɳp 2 = 0.282 | 50.56 ± 14.99* | ɳp 2 = 0.403 |
Note: The above models are designed as follows: intercept + gender + age + education level. (*) indicates a significant difference between the mid-test and post-test, respectively, and the pre-test, were *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.01; ***: p < 0.001. (#) indicates a significant difference between the mid-test and post-test, where #: p < 0.05.