Table 6.
Results of investigations of autonomic nervous system function and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis functioning, mean (range)
| N = 10 | |
|---|---|
| Laboratory testing | |
| Rest | |
| Heart rate, bpm | 66 (59–69) |
| Root mean square of successive differences of adjacent RR-intervals, ms | 34 (16–88) |
| Baroreceptor sensitivity, ms/mmHg | 10 (6–17) |
| Systolic brachial blood pressure, mmHg | 129 (100–154) |
| Diastolic brachial blood pressure, mmHg | 80 (70–90) |
| Active orthostatic test, power of low frequency band to high frequency band in the spectral analysis of heart rate variability (LF/HF ratio) | |
| Supine | 4.3 (0.7–21.0) |
| Standing | 8.7 (1.0–23.0) |
| Home monitoring | |
| Heart rate variability in beat-to-beat R–R interval recording | |
| Percentage of recovery during sleep (recovery index)a | 56.1 (22.0–89.7) |
| Salivary cortisol | |
| Evening sample, nmol/Lb | 6.2 (1.8–15.9) |
a
Average of the mean of three values within three days.
b
Average of the mean of two different evening samples.