| Abbreviation | Meaning |
| BCG | Ballistocardiography |
| BA ratio | Bland-Altman ratio |
| CV | Coefficients of variation |
| ECG | Electrocardiography |
| HF | High-frequency range of Spectral power |
| HRV | Heart rate variability |
| LCCC | Lin’ concordance correlation coefficient |
| LF | Low-frequency range of Spectral power |
| LH/HF | Ratio of LF to HF |
| PW | Pulse wave |
| pNN50 | Percentage of the difference between adjacent R-R intervals greater than 50 ms |
| RMSSD | Root Mean square of the difference between adjacent R-R intervals |
| SDNN | Standard deviation of all R-R intervals |
| SD1 | Minor axis of notional Poincaré plot |
| SD2 | Major axis of notional Poincaré plot |