| HR | Heart Rate |
| HRV | Heart Rate Variability |
| RR Interval | The time between the peak R-wave of one QRS complex on an ECG to the next |
| SS | Stress Score |
| SPS | Sympathetic–Parasympathetic Ratio |
| MSS | Modified Stress Score |
| MSPS | Modified Sympathetic–Parasympathetic Ratio |
| RMSSD | Root Mean Squared of the Successive Differences of R-R Intervals |
| SDNN | Mean of Standard Deviations of all Normal-to-Normal R-R Intervals |
| SD1 | Poincaré plot standard deviation perpendicular to the line of identity |
| SD2 | Poincaré plot standard deviation along the line of identity |
| ECG | Electrocardiography |
| GXT | Graded Exercise Test(s) |
| PRE | 5 min pre-GXT ECG recording (minutes 5–10 of a 10 min recording |
| POST1 | 5 min post-GXT ECG recording (minutes 5–10 of a 30 min recording) |
| POST2 | 5 min post-GXT ECG recording (minutes 25–30 of a 30 min recording) |
| RMANOVA | Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance |
| ICC | Intraclass Correlation Coefficient |
| CI | Confidence Interval |