Table 6. Summary of primary heart rate variability according to aircraft noise.
| Characteristics | Total (n = 35) | Low aircraft noise (n = 18) | High aircraft noise (n = 17) | F | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 74.96 ± 6.06 | 75.09 ± 5.00 | 74.81 ± 7.18 | 0.022 | 0.883 |
| RMSSD | 63.82 ± 23.82 | 64.01 ± 21.68 | 63.61 ± 26.57 | 0.074 | 0.787 |
| NN50 | 124.01 ± 50.66 | 125.30 ± 44.21 | 122.65 ± 58.07 | 0.196 | 0.661 |
| pNN50 | 36.52 ± 16.89 | 36.91 ± 15.80 | 36.10 ± 18.46 | 0.176 | 0.677 |
| nLF | 50.91 ± 12.89 | 52.56 ± 15.32 | 49.15 ± 9.87 | 0.000 | 0.994 |
| nHF | 49.09 ± 12.89 | 47.44 ± 15.32 | 50.85 ± 9.87 | 0.000 | 0.994 |
| RATIO | 1.31 ± 0.62 | 1.45 ± 0.74 | 1.15 ± 0.45 | 0.463 | 0.501 |
| LF | 1,826.63 ± 889.62 | 1,948.09 ± 766.84 | 1,698.03 ± 1,011.34 | 0.019 | 0.892 |
| HF | 1,771.54 ± 1,230.85 | 1,757.04 ± 1,148.05 | 1,786.88 ± 1,348.51 | 0.022 | 0.882 |
| TP | 9,056.11 ± 4,871.06 | 8,360.70 ± 2,970.78 | 9,792.42 ± 6,318.47 | 0.552 | 0.463 |
Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation.
HR = heart rate, RMSSD = root mean square of successive difference of successive normal-to-normal, NN50 = difference between adjacent normal-to-normal intervals of 50 ms or more, pNN50 = NN50/total number of all normal-to-normal, nLF = low-frequency power in normalized units, nHF = high-frequency power in normalized units, RATIO = LF/HF ratio, LF = power in low-frequency range, HF = power in high-frequency range, TP = total power.