Table 1.
Means and standard deviations for HF-HRV variables, VAS scores, RSE subscale, and HR.
| Variable | Group | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|
| HF-HRV rest (Raw) | Athlete | 1749.14 | 1443.93 |
| Non-athlete | 1315.15 | 1317.19 | |
| HF-HRV task (Raw) | Athlete | 1578.86 | 1512.10 |
| Non-athlete | 1285.56 | 1203.26 | |
| HF-HRV post-task (Raw) | Athlete | 1924.81 | 1728.29 |
| Non-athlete | 1940.51 | 1755.47 | |
| HF-HRV reactivity (Raw) | Athlete | -6.38 | 1254.37 |
| Non-athlete | -186.37 | 958.69 | |
| HF-HRV recovery (Raw) | Athlete | 199.48 | 1440.83 |
| Non-athlete | 575.02 | 1346.37 | |
| HF-HRV rest (LT) | Athlete | 3.07 | 0.42 |
| Non-athlete | 2.95 | 0.39 | |
| HF-HRV task (LT) | Athlete | 3.02 | 0.40 |
| Non-athlete | 2.83 | 0.55 | |
| HF-HRV post-task (LT) | Athlete | 3.08 | 0.46 |
| Non-athlete | 3.09 | 0.45 | |
| HF-HRV reactivity (LT) | Athlete | -0.01 | 0.34 |
| Non-athlete | -0.12 | 0.52 | |
| HF-HRV recovery (LT) | Athlete | 0.02 | 0.40 |
| Non-athlete | 0.18 | 0.57 | |
| VAS unpleasant | Athlete | 5.92 | 2.45 |
| Non-athlete | 7.25 | 2.32 | |
| VAS stress | Athlete | 3.55 | 2.47 |
| Non-athlete | 4.17 | 2.61 | |
| VAS pain | Athlete | 5.98 | 2.82 |
| Non-athlete | 6.74 | 2.20 | |
| RSE | Athlete | 0.79 | 0.54 |
| Non-athlete | 1.02 | 0.52 | |
| HR rest | Athlete | 69.26 | 11.44 |
| Non-athlete | 79.29 | 11.50 | |
| HR task | Athlete | 76.09 | 12.39 |
| Non-athlete | 84.38 | 16.63 | |
| HR post-task | Athlete | 67.17 | 11.22 |
| Non-athlete | 73.94 | 10.98 |
HF-HRV, high frequency heart-rate variability; Raw, HF-HRV variables pre log10 transform; LT, HF-HRV variables post log10 transform; VAS, visual analog scale; RSE, reactivity to social evaluation; HR, heart-rate.