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. 2005 Mar;91(3):314–318. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.035105

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).

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