Table 1.
Participant Characteristics (N = 72)
| M | SD | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 22.7 | 4.3 |
| FSFI (total score) | 28.0 | 5.2 |
| HRV neutral | 67.5 | 19.8 |
| HRV resting norm, female, age 10–29a | 66.0 | 18.0 |
| HRV resting norm, female, age 30–49a | 58.0 | 13.0 |
| n | (%) | |
| Race | ||
| Caucasian | 45 | 62.5 |
| African American | 2 | 2.8 |
| Asian American | 8 | 11.1 |
| Other/missing | 17 | 23.6 |
| Relationship status | ||
| Single/dating | 40 | 55.6 |
| Married or in a committed relationship | 30 | 41.7 |
| Divorced | 1 | 1.4 |
| Other | 1 | 1.4 |
| Sexual identity | ||
| Exclusively or predominately heterosexual | 63 | 87.5 |
| Equally heterosexual and lesbian | 7 | 9.7 |
| Exclusively or predominately lesbian | 2 | 2.8 |
a
Normative resting HRV values established by Umetani et al. (1998)