Table 3.
Heart rate variability parameters and mean RR interval according to consumption of wine, beer, and spirits
Daily consumption of alcoholic beverages (g/day) | |||||||||
Wine | Beer | Spirits | |||||||
Yes (n = 69) | No (n = 33) | p Value | Yes (n = 52) | No (n = 50) | p Value | Yes (n = 54) | No (n = 48) | p Value | |
ln SDNNI | |||||||||
Unadjusted | 3.88 (0.07) | 3.65 (0.07) | 0.025 | 3.87 (0.07) | 3.74 (0.07) | 0.07 | 3.86 (0.07) | 3.74 (0.07) | 0.16 |
Adjusted* | 3.89 (0.12) | 3.59 (0.15) | 0.014 | 3.87 (0.14) | 3.76 (0.13) | 0.30 | 3.88 (0.14) | 3.74 (0.13) | 0.21 |
ln total power | |||||||||
Unadjusted | 7.30 (0.15) | 6.81 (0.16) | 0.049 | 7.29 (0.16) | 6.99 (0.16) | 0.10 | 7.24 (0.17) | 7.03 (0.16) | 0.36 |
Adjusted | 7.33 (0.28) | 6.72 (0.33) | 0.023 | 7.31 (0.31) | 7.06 (0.29) | 0.31 | 7.30 (0.30) | 7.05 (0.30) | 0.31 |
ln VLF power | |||||||||
Unadjusted | 6.50 (0.14) | 6.06 (0.14) | 0.062 | 6.43 (0.14) | 6.28 (0.15) | 0.24 | 6.46 (0.15) | 6.24 (0.15) | 0.18 |
Adjusted | 6.41 (0.25) | 5.80 (0.30) | 0.014 | 6.30 (0.28) | 6.21 (0.27) | 0.66 | 6.40 (0.28) | 6.11 (0.27) | 0.22 |
ln LF power | |||||||||
Unadjusted | 6.02 (0.16) | 5.49 (0.16) | 0.035 | 6.02 (0.17) | 5.67 (0.17) | 0.07 | 5.98 (0.18) | 5.70 (0.17) | 0.32 |
Adjusted | 6.09 (0.29) | 5.44 (0.35) | 0.024 | 6.08 (0.32) | 5.79 (0.31) | 0.25 | 5.77 (0.32) | 6.07 (0.32) | 0.27 |
ln HF power | |||||||||
Unadjusted | 5.78 (0.17) | 5.27 (0.19) | 0.089 | 5.84 (0.19) | 5.38 (0.19) | 0.06 | 5.67 (0.19) | 5.56 (0.18) | 0.75 |
Adjusted | 5.96 (0.32) | 5.37 (0.39) | 0.059 | 6.05 (0.35) | 5.61 (0.34) | 0.12 | 5.89 (0.35) | 5.72 (0.35) | 0.56 |
Mean RR | |||||||||
Unadjusted | 918 (15) | 857 (22) | 0.026 | 906 (18) | 890 (18) | 0.51 | 891 (18) | 906 (19) | 0.55 |
Adjusted | 872 (29) | 821 (34) | 0.064 | 871 (31) | 849 (30) | 0.39 | 852 (31) | 864 (31) | 0.63 |
Data are mean (SE).
*Adjusted for age, menopausal status, body mass index, smoking habits, educational status, history of diabetes mellitus, and treatment status (intervention v control).