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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Affect Disord. 2016 Apr 25;200:165–171. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.04.051

Table 3.

Baseline heart rate and heart rate variability by remission status*

ECG Variable Nonremitters
(N=60)
Remitters
(N=64)
P

Heart Rate (BPM)

    Mean 24 Hour HR 74.5 (SD=10.8) 71.3 (SD=9.4) .08
    Mean Daytime HR 77.0 (SD=10.8) 74.3 (SD=10.4) .16
    Mean Nighttime HR 69.9 (SD=13.2) 65.1 (SD=9.8) .03

Heart Rate Variability

  Log Very low frequency (lnVLF)
    24 hour 6.55 (SD=0.91) 6.91 (SD=0.66) .02
    Daytime 6.49 (SD=0.88) 6.85 (SD=0.67) .01
    Nighttime 6.56 (SD=1.11) 7.00 (SD=0.72) .01
*

Continuous variables are reported as Mean (Standard Deviation)(SD). Categorical variables represent the number and % of total.