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. 2009 Feb 4;296(4):R1088–R1097. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.90862.2008

Table 3.

Differences among mean and coefficient of variation (CV) of the time series, the heart rate (HR)-to-respiratory rate (f) ratio according to the different coupling patterns


Coupling Pattern
P Value
A B C D
No. of patients 17 6 19 18
Ventilatory mode ACV (15) ACV (0) ACV (0) ACV (3) P = 0.02
IPS (2) IPS (4) IPS (7) IPS (11)
USB (0) USB (2) USB (6) USB (4)
Mean RI/RE 0.31±0.05 0.29±0.09 0.38±0.04 0.29±0.05 P = 0.005; A and D vs. C
CV RI/RE 0.48±0.03 0.45±0.05 0.53±0.03 0.53±0.03 P = 0.0006; C and D vs. A and B
Mean HR/f 4.6±1.1 8.1±1.9 4.3±1.05 4.5±1.1 P = 0.0001; A, C, and D vs. B
CV HR/f 0.13±0.09 0.24±0.16 0.24±0.08 0.27±0.08 P = 0.02; A vs. D

Data are means ± SD. P value was determined with χ2 test for ventilatory mode, and one-way ANOVA for mean and coefficient of variation of the time series and HR-to-f ratio. Mean and CV of RI/RE time series are in seconds.