Table 3.
Multilevel regression predicting logarithmized root mean square of successive differences (lnRMSSD) before, during, and after intervention for both types of triggers (N=50).
| Predictors | lnRMSSD | |
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Estimate, b (95% CI) | P value |
| Intercept | 3.41 (3.29 to 3.53) | <.001 |
| Metabolic equivalents | –0.22 (–0.23 to –0.21) | <.001 |
| Smoking (no vs yes) | –0.28 (–0.31 to –0.25) | <.001 |
| Trigger (0=random vs 1=AddHRVra) | –0.35 (–0.37 to –0.33) | <.001 |
| Intervention (mindful breathing vs external focus) | –0.02 (–0.04 to 0.00) | .047 |
| Time (before intervention vs during intervention) | 0.08 (0.07 to 0.10) | <.001 |
| Time (before intervention vs after intervention) | 0.04 (0.03 to 0.06) | <.001 |
| Trigger×intervention | –0.07 (–0.11 to –0.02) | .003 |
| Trigger×time (before intervention vs during intervention) | 0.04 (–0.00 to 0.08) | .05 |
| Trigger×time (before intervention vs after intervention) | 0.09 (0.06 to 0.12) | <.001 |
| Intervention×time (before intervention vs during intervention) | 0.03 (–0.01 to 0.07) | .10 |
| Intervention×time (before intervention vs after intervention) | –0.00 (–0.03 to 0.03) | .93 |
| Trigger×intervention×time (before intervention vs during intervention) | 0.10 (0.01 to 0.18) | .03 |
| Trigger×intervention×time (before intervention vs after intervention) | 0.04 (–0.02 to 0.10) | .23 |
aAddHRVr: additional heart rate variability reductions.