Table 5.
Measures | Correlations, rrm (95% CI) | ||||||||
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SDNNa | RMSSDb | MRRIc | PNN50d | SDANNe | Triangular index | LFf/HFg | Total power | VLFh |
SDNN | —i | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
RMSSD | 0.2 (0.19 to 0.22) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
MRRI | 0.27 (0.25 to 0.28) | 0.49 (0.48 to 0.51) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
PNN50 | 0.21 (0.19 to 0.23) | 0.93 (0.93 to 0.93) | 0.45 (0.43 to 0.46) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
SDANN | 0.82 (0.81 to 0.82) | 0.02 (0 to 0.03) | 0.02 (0 to 0.04) | 0.04 (0.03 to 0.06) | — | — | — | — | — |
Triangular index | 0.67 (0.66 to 0.68) | 0.26 (0.24 to 0.27) | 0.29 (0.28 to 0.31) | 0.3 (0.29 to 0.32) | 0.5 (0.49 to 0.51) | — | — | — | — |
LF/HF | 0.24 (0.23 to 0.26) | −0.33 (−0.34 to −0.31) | 0.33 (0.31 to 0.34) | −0.35 (−0.37 to −0.34) | 0.17 (0.15 to 0.18) | 0.14 (0.12 to 0.16) | — | — | — |
Total power | 0.36 (0.35 to 0.38) | 0.84 (0.83 to 0.84) | 0.62 (0.61 to 0.63) | 0.84 (0.84 to 0.84) | 0.13 (0.11 to 0.14) | 0.37 (0.36 to 0.38) | 0.01 (−0.01 to 0.03) | — | — |
VLF | 0.42 (0.41 to 0.44) | 0.69 (0.68 to 0.7) | 0.63 (0.62 to 0.64) | 0.68 (0.67 to 0.69) | 0.18 (0.17 to 0.2) | 0.39 (0.37 to 0.4) | 0.15 (0.14 to 0.17) | 0.94 (0.94 to 0.95) | — |
SD2/SD1 | 0.69 (0.68 to 0.7) | −0.5 (−0.52 to −0.49) | −0.14 (−0.16 to −0.13) | −0.48 (−0.5 to −0.47) | 0.67 (0.66 to 0.68) | 0.37 (0.35 to 0.38) | 0.47 (0.46 to 0.48) | −0.29 (−0.3 to −0.27) | −0.14 (−0.16 to −0.13) |
aSDNN: SD of normal-to-normal intervals.
bRMSSD: root mean square of successive differences.
cMRRI: mean RR interval.
dPNN50: proportion of normal-to-normal intervals that differ by >50 milliseconds.
eSDANN: SD of the averages of normal-to-normal intervals.
fLF: low frequency.
gHF: high frequency.
hVLF: very low frequency.
iUpper triangle of the correlation matrix was omitted for simplicity and readability.