Table 7.
Twenty-four-hour HRV norms.
| Studies | Subjects | Metrics |
|---|---|---|
| Task Force Report (11) | 274 healthy subjects (202 M and 72 F), age 40–69 | 24 h SDNN, SDANN, RMSSD, HTI and 5 min supine LF power (ms2 and nu), HF power (HF ms2 and HF nu), LF/HF power, and total power |
| Umetani et al. (32) | 260 healthy subjects (122 M and 148 W), age 10–99 | SDNN, SDANN, SDNNI, RMSSD, pNN50, and HR by decade |
| Beckers et al. (4) | 276 healthy subjects (141 M and 135 W), age 18–71 | SDNN, RMSSD, and pNN50, total power, LF (ms2 and %), HF (ms2 and %), and LF/HF ratio, and non-linear measures, 1/f, FD, DFA α1 and α2, CD, S, and LE |
| Bonnemeier et al. (139) | 166 healthy subjects (85 M and 81 W), age 20–70 | RMSSD, SDNN, SDNNI, SDANN, NN50, and HTI |
| Aeschbacher et al. (140) | 2,079 subjects (972 M and 1,107 W), age 25–41 | HR, SDNN, LF ms2 and HF ms2 |
| Almeida-Santos et al. (106) | 1,743 subjects (616 M and 1,127 W), age 40–100 | SDNN, SDANN, SDNNI, RMSSD, and pNN50 |
1/f, 1 divided by frequency slope, which characterizes the shape of the HRV frequency spectrum; CD, correlation dimension, which estimates the minimum number of variables required to construct a model of a studied system; DFA ɑ1, detrended fluctuation analysis, which describes short-term fluctuations; DFA ɑ2, detrended fluctuation analysis, which describes long-term fluctuations; ECG, electrocardiogram; FD, signal regularity; HF ms2, absolute power of the high-frequency band; HF nu, relative power of the high-frequency band in normal units; HF peak, highest amplitude frequency in the HF band; HF%, HF power as a percentage of total power; HR, heart rate; HTI, HRV triangular index or integral of the density of the NN interval histogram divided by its height; LE, Lyapunov exponent, which measures a non-linear system’s sensitive dependence on starting conditions; LF ms2, absolute power of the low-frequency band; LF nu, relative power of the low-frequency band in normal units; LF peak, highest amplitude frequency in the LF band; LF%, LF power as a percentage of total power; LF/HF, ratio of LF-to-HF power; NN interval, time between adjacent normal heartbeats; nu, normal units calculated by dividing the absolute power for a specific frequency band by the summed absolute power of the LF and HF bands; pNN50, percentage of successive interbeat intervals that differ by more than 50 ms; RMSSD, root mean square of successive RR interval differences; RR interval, time between all adjacent heartbeats; S, area of an ellipse fitting a Poincaré plot, which represents total HRV; SampEn, sample entropy, which measures signal regularity and complexity; SD1, Poincaré plot standard deviation perpendicular to the line of identity; SD2, Poincaré plot standard deviation along the line of identity; SD1/SD2, ratio of SD1 to SD2 that measures the unpredictability of the RR time series and autonomic balance under appropriate monitoring conditions; SDNN, standard deviation of NN intervals; TINN, triangular interpolation of the RR interval histogram or baseline width of the RR interval histogram; total power, sum of power (ms2) in ULF, VLF, LF, and HF bands.