Table 11.
The HRV one-way ANOVA results of the anxiety-degree subgroups with a heavy workload before and after natural bergamot essential oil treatment for all participants.
| Indicators | Minor (n = 20) | Light (n = 9) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | F | P | Before | After | F | P | |
| LF (ms2) | 9.62 ± 1.27 | 9.14 ± 1.23 | 4.28 | 0.041* | 9.82 ± 0.81 | 9.07 ± 0.88 | 10.46 | 0.002** |
| HF (ms2) | 8.83 ± 1.66 | 9.21 ± 1.33 | 1.91 | 0.170 | 9.31 ± 1.40 | 9.38 ± 1.15 | 0.04 | 0.841 |
| LF/HF (nu) | 0.79 ± 1.18 | −0.06 ± 1.25 | 14.82 | 0.000** | 0.51 ± 1.08 | −0.31 ± 0.95 | 8.74 | 0.005** |
| LF% (nu) | 65.3 ± 22.9 | 49.2 ± 25.3 | 13.32 | 0.000** | 60.0 ± 20.8 | 43.2 ± 20.8 | 8.75 | 0.005** |
| HF% (nu) | 35.4 ± 23.0 | 51.6 ± 25.2 | 13.59 | 0.000** | 41.1 ± 21.1 | 57.5 ± 20.7 | 8.30 | 0.006** |
| RRI (ms) | 77.3 ± 9.5 | 74.7 ± 11.6 | 0.08 | 0.783 | 68.3 ± 9.6 | 66.9 ± 9.6 | 0.94 | 0.337 |
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.