Table 2.
Body composition and heart rate variability indices of the two study groups.
| Variables | Euglycemic Group IQR (n = 16) |
Prediabetic Group IQR (n = 13) |
Statistical Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Body Water (Body Weight %) |
50 (46–58) | 49 (43.5–53) | 0.455 |
| Total Body Water (L) |
28.5 (26–36) | 40.6 (27.25–45.3) | 0.144 |
| Extracellular Water (Body Weight %) | 45 (42–47.5) | 40 (39–46) | 0.14 |
| Extracellular Water (L) |
13.1 (12.3–15.7) | 15.9 (12.75–17.5) | 0.124 |
| Intracellular Water (Body Weight %) | 55 (52.5–58) | 60 (54–61) | 0.14 |
| Intracellular Water (L) |
15.6 (14.1–20.9) | 24.3 (14.75–27.75) | 0.124 |
| Fat-Free Mass (Body Weight %) |
72 (68.5–87.5) | 68 (59.5–81) | 0.174 |
| Fat-Free Mass (kg) |
44.1 (41.15–52.7) | 55.5 (43.9–61.85) | 0.112 |
| Fat Mass (Body Weight %) |
28 (12.5–32) | 32 (19–40.5) | 0.174 |
| Fat Mass (kg) |
15.6 (6.55–25.1) | 28.9 (10.5–38.55) | 0.112 |
| Skeletal Muscle Mass (kg) |
14.6 (13.1–20.05) | 23.4 (13.75–26.95) | 0.124 |
| Skeletal Muscle Mass (Fat-Free Mass %) |
33.1 (31.45–40.15) | 40.3 (34.55–44.75) | 0.151 |
| Abdominal Adipose Tissue (cm2) |
231.65 (115.075–437.65) | 470.25 (119.7–650.48) | 0.204 |
| Intramuscular Adipose Tissue (kg) |
0.8 (0.6–1.5) | 1.75 (0.75–2.2) | 0.108 |
| Intramuscular Adipose Tissue (Body Weight %) |
1.5 (1–1.8) | 1.95 (1.15–2.35) | 0.116 |
| Mean Heart Rate | 76.1 (69.33–78.58) | 77.3 (74.5–89.5) | 0.172 |
| SDNN (ms) | 106 (75.75–201.5) | 82 (52–117.5) | 0.238 |
| RMSSD (ms) | 104 (56–267.25) | 104 (39–115.5) | 0.306 |
| Scatter area (ms2) | 30,852.5 (11,185.75–32,269.5) | 20,778 (5702.5–36,513) | 0.239 |
| TOTAL POWER (ms2/Hz) |
9.275 (8.5–9.95) | 8.7 (7.89–9.195) | 0.154 |
| VLF POWER (ms2/Hz) |
8.05 (7.46–8.66) | 7.12 (6.87–7.87) | 0.107 |
| LF POWER (ms2/Hz) |
7.97 (7.49–8.74) | 7.14 (6.9–8.51) | 0.193 |
| HF POWER (ms2/Hz) |
8.335 (7.04–9.2) | 7.82 (6.51–8.275) | 0.154 |
| LF/HF Log |
−0.4 (–0.625–0.125) | −0.1 (–0.7–0.55) | 0.619 |
| LF/HF Ratio |
0.7 (0.575–1.25) | 0.9 (0.5–1.7) | 0.732 |
| LF % | 40.4 (35–52.13) | 47.9 (32.7–63) | 0.762 |
| HF % | 59.6 (47.88–65) | 52.1 (37–67.3) | 0.762 |
Abbreviations: SDNN: standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals; RMSSD: root mean square of successive differences; VLF: very low frequency; LF: low frequency; HF: high frequency; and ms: milliseconds. Results are presented as median (interquartile range).