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. 2012 Aug 1;18(8):CR493–CR499. doi: 10.12659/MSM.883269

Table 3.

Heart rate variability parameters in deep breathing test.

HRV parameters Deep breathing test
Patients Controls
LFnu-RRI [%] 83.9±11.8 78.7±17.8
HFnu-RRI [%] 16.1±11.8 21.3±17.8
VLF-RRI [ms × ms] 333.2±300.5 199.4±129.2
LF-RRI [ms × ms] 3450.7±2612.7 4707.9±4845.8
HF-RRI [ms × ms] 298.4±223.2 953.2±1177.6
PSD-RRI [ms× ms] 4269.3±2921.9 7014.1±7531.7
LF/HF-RRI [1] 13.2±10.1 10.7±8.2
LF/HF [1] 9.4±7.4 7±5.5

RRI – RR interval; LFnu-RRI – normalises units low frequency; HFnu-RRI – normalised units high frequency; VLF-RRI – heart rate variability – VLF (very low frequency); LF-RRI – heart rate variability – LF (low frequency); HF-RRI – heart rate variability – HF (high frequency); PSD-RRI – power spectral density; LF/HF-RRI – LF/HF ratio.