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. 2023 Feb 10;12:156. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.124707.1

Table 5. Correlation between heart rate variability variables and physical activity.

Study Correlation b/w HRV variables and physical activity
1. Oliveira et al . Journal of Obesity. 2020 Negative association with HF ( p = 0.049) and LF/HF ( p = 0 .036) and a positive association with LF ( p = 0 .014)
Linear regression: Variable HF (nu) LF (nu) LF/HF
β 95% CI p value β 95% CI p value β 95% CI p value
MVPA (min/day) −0.844 −1.898–0.210 0.114 −1.389 −2.726–−0.051 0.042 0.005 −0.005–0.014 0.303
2. De Liao et al. PLOS ONE. 2017 The GPCS in old men independently explained an additional 29.9% [ F (1, 225) = 232.58, P < 0.001], 2.5% [ F (1, 225) = 7.95, P < 0.01], and 10.6% [ F (1, 225) = 39.43, P < 0.001] of the variance of ln SDNN, ln rMSSD, and ln HF, respectively; similar results were observed in old women.
3. Pope et al. Medicine & science in sports & exercise. 2020 Multivariable linear regression
SDNN rMSSD
MPA 0.027 (−0.011 to 0.064) 0.030 (−0.007 to 0.068)
VPA 0.063 (0.028 to 0.099) 0.082 (0.046 to 0.118)
4. Tonello et al. Frontiers in physiology. 2016 Correlations were observed between VPA and: RMSSD ( r = −0.449, p = 0.041), HF( r = −0.520, p = 0.016),
5.Kaikkonen et al. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 2014
SDNN, ms: Model R2 = .403, P < .001a
Lifetime activity level (per 1 category increase)
Regression coefficient
15.359 (3.852 to 26.866) 0.009
6. Rennie et al. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2003 Dose response relation between greater reported participation in vigorous activity and higher SDNN, low frequency power, and high-frequency power ( p < 0.05, p < 0.01, and p < 0.01, respectively) in men.
7.Kiviniemi et al . Medicine & science in sports & exercise. 2017 rMSSD and MVPA correlation coefficient- r=0.08(p<0.001)
8. Föhr et al. BMC public health. 2016
Results of the linear models Men Women
Parameter Estimate 95 % Cl Lower Upper P value Parameter Estimate 95 % Cl Lower Upper P value
Stress (%), 24 h Medium physical activity class −1.1405 −2.2144 −0.0667 0.04 −1.9539 −2.7608 −1.1470 <0.001
High physical activity class −3.9695 −5.0062 −2.9328 <0.001 −4.3772 −5.2620 −3.4923 <0.001
9. Buchheit et al . Medicine and science in sports and exercise. 2005 Sportive individuals spent more time in moderate to very high activities than ACT (2.1 ± 0.1 vs 0.6 ± 0.1 h_wk_1; P <0.05)
10. May et al . Journal of physiological anthropology. 2017
Multiple regression analyses rMSSD
R 2 (0.10) R 2 (0.18)
LF
R 2 (0.07) R 2 (0.15)
HF
R 2 (0.08) R 2 (0.14)
Vigorous activity (minutes) 0.34 (.002) 0.24 (0.04) 0.27 (0.02) .19 (0.10) 0.30 (0.01) 0.20 (0.08)
Moderate activity (minutes) 0.04 (0.74) 0.11 (0.31) −0.22 (0.05) −.19 (0.10) 0.06 (0.61) 0.13 (0.25)
11. Soares-Miranda et al. Circulation. 2014 Multivariable adjustment, leisure-time activity was cross-sectionally related to specific indices including higher SDNN (p-trend=0.001) and higher ULF (p-trend<0.0001)
12. Kluttig et al. BMC cardiovascular disorders. 2010 Weak and inconsistent associations of higher physical activity with higher time and frequency domain HRV in both sexes