Table 2.
Intergroup comparison of complexity, mean arterial pressure (MAP), and heart rate (HR) in the last 300 s before the termination of HUTT.
| Time to HUTT_end (seconds) | Variable | Syncope_[yes] n = 54 | Syncope_[no] n = 27 |
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| 300 | Complexity (bits) | 625.6 ± 848.2 | 481.3 ± 462.3 |
| HR (bpm) | 77.6 ± 13.0∗∗ | 88.9 ± 16.2∗∗ | |
| MAP (mm Hg) | 103.2 ± 16.5 | 99.1 ± 16.8 | |
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| 270 | Complexity (bits) | 726.5 ± 1077.4 | 501.9 ± 509.5 |
| HR (bpm) | 79.4 ± 12.8 | 88.8 ± 16.9 | |
| MAP (mm Hg) | 102.8 ± 18.2 | 99.0 ± 17.6 | |
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| 240 | Complexity (bits) | 795.4 ± 1011.6∗∗ | 380.7 ± 355.4∗∗ |
| HR (bpm) | 79.5 ± 13.4∗∗ | 88.8 ± 13.8∗∗ | |
| MAP (mm Hg) | 102.6 ± 17.9 | 98.0 ± 17.4 | |
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| 210 | Complexity (bits) | 746.4 ± 1142.9 | 449.1 ± 386.7 |
| HR (bpm) | 82.0 ± 14.7 | 86.2 ± 17.0 | |
| MAP (mm Hg) | 103.8 ± 19.1 | 98.9 ± 17.4 | |
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| 180 | Complexity (bits) | 868.9 ± 1221.8∗ | 438.0 ± 475.1∗ |
| HR (bpm) | 86.4 ± 17.5 | 86.3 ± 14.7 | |
| MAP (mm Hg) | 103.8 ± 19.0 | 98.9 ± 17.1 | |
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| 150 | Complexity (bits) | 790.1 ± 860.9∗ | 385.0 ± 435.4∗ |
| HR (bpm) | 85.9 ± 15.3 | 86.5 ± 13.6 | |
| MAP (mm Hg) | 103.2 ± 19.1 | 97.6 ± 18.2 | |
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| 120 | Complexity (bits) | 847.7 ± 1006.1# | 333.4 ± 1006.1# |
| HR (bpm) | 88.9 ± 17.5 | 87.9 ± 14.7 | |
| MAP (mm Hg) | 104.1 ± 18.7 | 98.1 ± 18.4 | |
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| 90 | Complexity (bits) | 1063.5 ± 1287.7# | 360.8 ± 268.7# |
| HR (bpm) | 90.8 ± 19.5 | 86.4 ± 15.3 | |
| MAP (mm Hg) | 103.1 ± 18.8 | 97.1 ± 17.5 | |
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| 60 | Complexity (bits) | 1320.9 ± 1400.9# | 344.3 ± 245.2# |
| HR (bpm) | 91.1 ± 21.6 | 85.1 ± 14.2 | |
| MAP (mm Hg) | 101.2 ± 19.9 | 97.4 ± 17.3 | |
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| 30 | Complexity (bits) | 1401.3 ± 1519.4# | 596.4 ± 1041.2# |
| HR (bpm) | 83.3 ± 21.6 | 85.1 ± 14.2 | |
| MAP (mm Hg) | 93.9 ± 20.7 | 96.4 ± 19.8 | |
Data presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). HR: heart rate, HUTT: head-up tilt test, MAP: mean blood pressure. Statistically significant intergroup difference (syncope_[yes] vs syncope_[no]) is marked as ∗p < 0.05; ∗∗p < 0.01; #p < 0.001.