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. 2015 Jan 27;4(1):e001423. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.114.001423

Table 3.

Effect of 48‐Hour Moving Average of Black Carbon, Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Ozone on HRV, Normative Aging Study, 2000–2011 (N=573)

HRV Black Carbon Carbon Monoxide Nitrogen Dioxide Ozone
% Change* 95% CI P Value % Change* 95% CI P Value % Change* 95% CI P Value % Change* 95% CI P Value
HR 0.04 −0.82 to 0.92 0.92 −0.97 −3.16 to 1.28 0.40 0.25 −0.76 to 1.27 0.63 −0.92 −2.19 to 0.37 0.16
rMSSD −2.02 −7.59 to 3.88 0.49 −1.86 −15.63 to 14.15 0.81 −3.71 −10.08 to 3.11 0.28 −5.31 −13.2 to 3.3 0.22
SDNN −2.28 −6.36 to 1.98 0.29 −2.19 −12.42 to 9.23 0.69 −1.93 −6.72 to 3.1 0.44 −4.13 −10.04 to 2.17 0.19
LF −2.46 −10.82 to 6.68 0.59 −1.61 −21.91 to 23.96 0.89 −1.55 −11.31 to 9.3 0.77 −5.92 −17.66 to 7.5 0.37
HF −1.91 −11.45 to 8.67 0.71 −2.55 −25.13 to 26.86 0.85 −7.29 −17.7 to 4.44 0.21 −5.19 −18.57 to 10.39 0.49

HF indicates high‐frequency power (0.15 to 0.4 Hz); HR, heart rate; HRV, heart rate variability; LF, low‐frequency power (0.04 to 0.15 Hz); rMSSD, root mean square of successive differences; SDNN, standard deviation of normal‐to‐normal intervals.

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Results were adjusted for age; body mass index; fasting glucose level; hypertension; smoking status; alcohol consumption; physical exercise; household income; the use of calcium channel blocker, β‐blocker, and angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor; room temperature; outdoor apparent temperature; season; weekday; and visit date.