Table 2.
HRV metrics by mode of delivery by a factor of 100.
| HRV metric | Overall (n = 95) |
VD (n = 51) |
L–CS (n = 16) |
E–CS (n = 28) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha 1 | 139.1 (129.6–148.6) | 131.4 (118.9–143.9) | 153.8 (129.2–178.3) | 144.8 (125.5–164.0) | 0.20 |
| Alpha 2 | 120.2 (115.5–124.9) | 121.3 (114.5–128.1) | 116.8 (99.0–134.5) | 120.3 (114.5–126.1) | 0.89 |
| RMS 1 (sec) | 2.8 (2.5–3.1) | 2.8 (2.3–3.3) | 2.9 (2.2–3.5) | 2.8 (2.3–3.3) | 0.99 |
| RMS 2 (sec) | 10.7 (9.8–11.6) | 11.1 (9.8–12.3) | 10.4 (8.2–12.6) | 10.3 (8.8–11.9) | 0.71 |
| LF (dB) | −275.7 (−284.7 – −266.7) | −275.6 (−288.8 – −262.4) | −262.8 (−277.7 – −247.8) | −283.1 (−300.1 – −266.2) | 0.15 |
| HF (dB) | −374.6 (−384.8 – −364.4) | −376.9 (−391.2 – −362.6) | −363.7 (−390.2 – −337.2) | −376.7 (−395.6 – −357.7) | 0.67 |
| nLF | 72.5 (70.0–75.0) | 72.2 (68.9–75.5) | 73.2 (67.4–79.0) | 72.5 (68.0–77.1) | 0.95 |
| nHF | 22.5 (20.1–25.0) | 23.5 (20.2–26.8) | 22.9 (16.7–29.1) | 20.7 (16.8–24.5) | 0.56 |
| Asymmetry index | 121.8 (113.1–130.5) | 117.0 (105.1–128.9) | 155.5 (126.3–184.6) | 111.4 (97.5–125.2) | 0.03 |
*Median (95% Confidence Interval).