Table 7.
The HRV one-way ANOVA results of the age subgroups with a heavy workload before and after natural bergamot essential oil treatment for all participants.
| Indicators | Elder (n = 18) | Young (n = 11) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | F | P | Before | After | F | P | |
| LF (ms2) | 9.55 ± 1.23 | 9.08 ± 1.16 | 4.258 | 0.042* | 9.89 ± 0.98 | 9.19 ± 1.10 | 7.32 | 0.009** |
| HF (ms2) | 8.55 ± 1.67 | 9.11 ± 1.30 | 3.71 | 0.057 | 9.67 ± 1.17 | 9.51 ± 1.20 | 0.31 | 0.583 |
| LF/HF (nu) | 1.00 ± 1.18 | −0.03 ± 1.07 | 22.53 | 0.000** | 0. 21 ± 0.91 | −0.32 ± 1.30 | 3.71 | 0.058 |
| LF% (nu) | 69.0 ± 22.2 | 49.6 ± 22.9 | 20.02 | 0.000** | 54.8 ± 19.8 | 43.6 ± 25.7 | 3.91 | 0.052 |
| HF% (nu) | 31.7 ± 22.4 | 51.2 ± 22.9 | 20.15 | 0.000** | 46.1 ± 19.7 | 57.0 ± 25.4 | 3.78 | 0.056 |
| RRI (ms) | 759 ± 86.2 | 769 ± 76.4 | 0.46 | 0.498 | 792 ± 148 | 801 ± 147 | 0.07 | 0.797 |
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.