Table 2.
Variable | Q (df) | P value |
IBIa | 7.625 (2) | .02 |
HRb | 7.429 (2) | .02 |
SDNNc | 25.125 (2) | <.001 |
RMSSDd | 24.0 (2) | <.001 |
pNN50e | 10.889 (2) | .004 |
HF-HRVf | 15.5 (2) | <.001 |
LF-HRVg | 19.5 (2) | <.001 |
VLF-HRVh | 2.0 (2) | .37 |
LF/HF ratioi | 14.0 (2) | <.001 |
BPMj | 21.709 (2) | <.001 |
ARAk | 1.175 (2) | .56 |
aIBI: interbeat interval (milliseconds).
bHR: heart rate (beats per minute).
cSDNN: standard deviation of normal R-R intervals (milliseconds).
dRMSSD: root mean square of successive differences between adjacent heartbeats.
epNN50: percentage of normal R-R intervals that are greater than 50 milliseconds away from their adjacent intervals.
fHF-HRV: high-frequency heart rate variability (0.15-0.4 Hz).
gLF-HRV: low-frequency heart rate variability (0.04-0.15 Hz).
hVLF-HRV: very-low-frequency heart rate variability (0.0033-0.04 Hz).
iLF/HF ratio: low- to high-frequency ratio of heart rate variability.
jBPM: respiration cycles per minute.
kARA: abdominal respiration amplitude (volts).