Table 5. Cardiovascular outcomes as a function of time period.
Time period | Outcomes | |||
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Variable | Baseline (M±SD) | Physical distancing (M±SD) | Difference (PD-BL; M±SEM) | Effect size (95% CL) |
Resting heart rate (bpm) | ||||
2019 | 55.15 ± 0.8 | 54.64 ± 0.76 | -0.51 ± 0.011** | -0.65 (-0.69, -0.62) |
2020 | 55.09 ± 0.81 | 54.2 ± 0.55 | -0.90 ± 0.009** | -1.29 (-1.32, -1.25) |
18–25 year-olds | 53.82 ± 1.06 | 52.98 ± 0.58 | -0.84 ± 0.048** | -0.98 (-1.14, -0.82) |
25–40 year-olds | 54.26 ± 0.97 | 53.31 ± 0.61 | -0.95 ± 0.016** | -1.17 (-1.23, -1.12) |
40–55 year-olds | 56.11 ± 0.68 | 55.24 ± 0.53 | -0.87 ± 0.014** | -1.43 (-1.49, -1.36) |
55–80 year-olds | 56.21 ± 0.52 | 55.35 ± 0.47 | -0.86 ± 0.020** | -1.74 (-1.85, -1.62) |
Females | 56.74 ± 0.77 | 55.89 ± 0.52 | -0.84 ± 0.017** | -1.29 (-1.37, -1.22) |
Males | 54.43 ± 0.85 | 53.5 ± 0.58 | -0.93 ± 0.012** | -1.28 (-1.32, -1.23) |
Heart rate variability (ms) | ||||
2019 | 61.31 ± 2.04 | 64.28 ± 4.2 | 2.97 ± 0.045** | 0.90 (0.86, 0.94) |
2020 | 65.85 ± 2.28 | 66.82 ± 1.4 | 0.98 ± 0.026** | 0.51 (0.47, 0.55) |
18–25 year-olds | 93.77 ± 4.25 | 93.87 ± 2.35 | 0.09 ± 0.193 | 0.03 (-0.13, 0.19) |
25–40 year-olds | 74.26 ± 2.77 | 75.58 ± 1.69 | 1.32 ± 0.045** | 0.58 (0.52, 0.63) |
40–55 year-olds | 54.15 ± 1.52 | 55.11 ± 1.12 | 0.96 ± 0.031** | 0.72 (0.65, 0.78) |
55–80 year-olds | 50.99 ± 1.56 | 51.98 ± 1.15 | 0.99 ± 0.054** | 0.72 (0.61, 0.83) |
Females | 67.35 ± 2.2 | 68.4 ± 1.48 | 1.05 ± 0.048** | 0.56 (0.49, 0.63) |
Males | 65.24 ± 2.34 | 66.18 ± 1.44 | 0.94 ± 0.031** | 0.48 (0.44, 0.53) |
Notes: BL = baseline; PD = physical distancing; bpm = beats per minute; ms = milliseconds
* = p-value <0.05
** = p-value <0.001.