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. 2025 Aug 7;27:e69582. doi: 10.2196/69582

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

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.