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. 2015 Sep 25;27:22. doi: 10.1186/s40557-015-0073-0

Table 5.

Multiple logistic regressions between heart rate variability items (low vs. normal) and age and occupational physical activity adjusting exercise and other covariates

SDNN rMSSD LF HF LF:HF
Covariates OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
lower higher lower higher lower higher lower higher lower higher
Age and OPA
Age < 45 and low OPA 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Age < 45 and high OPA 0.6 0.2 1.7 0.6 0.1 3.3 0.7 0.3 1.7 0.6 0.1 2.3 1.1 0.4 2.9
Age ≥ 45and lower OPA 1.9 0.4 9.5 <0.1 <0.1 >99.9 1.9 0.4 8.5 1.2 0.1 12.5 3.1 0.6 16.6
Age ≥ 45and high OPA 10.0 0.7 136.0 64.0 2.9 >99.9 4.2 0.3 51.4 18.5 1.3 259.8 <0.1 <0.1 >99.9
Exercise (frequency / week)
< 3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
≥3 0.7 0.4 1.4 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.7 0.4 1.4 0.5 0.2 1.3 0.9 0.5 1.8
Body mass index (kg/m2)
Normal (20 - 25) 1.0
Abnormal 3.1 1.1 8.6
Alcohol drinking (frequency / week)
<2 1.0 1.0
≥2 1.7 0.7 4.2 1.4 0.5 3.6
Shift work
No 1.0
Yes 3.4 1.2 9.2
Social support
Low 1.0 1.0
High 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.9 0.8 4.5

SDNN the standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals, rMSSD the root-mean square of the difference of successive normal R-R intervals, LF low frequency band power, HF high frequency band power, LF:HF ratio of low-frequency power to high-frequency power, CI confidence interval, OPA occupational physical activity