Table 2.
Heart rate variability data at rest and under stimulation
| Controls n = 14 |
CIJD n = 14 |
|
|---|---|---|
| At rest | ||
| HR (SD) in bpm | 68 (±9) | 69 (±5) |
| SDNN (SD) in ms | 36 (±12) | 40 (±21) |
| LF (SD) in ms2 | 973 (±1012) | 772 (±666) |
| HF (SD) in ms2 | 579 (±407) | 799 (±1313) |
| Under Stimulation | ||
| HR (SD) in bpm | 75 (±10) | 76 (±10) |
| SDNN (SD) in ms | 44 (±12) | 53 (±24) |
| LF (SD) in ms2 | 1067 (±1177) | 1515 (±1090) |
| HF (SD) in ms2 | 655 (±445) | 1136 (±1193) |
CIJD Patients with chronic inflammatory joint diseases SD Standard deviation, HR Mean heart rate in beats per minute, SDNN Standard deviation of R-wave to R-wave interval in ms, LF Low frequency absolute power in ms2, HF High frequency absolute power in ms2