Table 3 Comparison of outcome of HRV before and after the intervention and between two groups
Category | Variable | Pre/post | GCBT (n = 16) | WLC (n = 17) | P-value comparing before and after the intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time domain | Mean HR | Before | 72.51(5.09) | 72.52(9.32) | 0.998 |
After | 74.21(6.83) | 72.22(8.81) | 0.475 | ||
Max HR | Before | 93.29(5.74) | 93.38(10.87) | 0.979 | |
After | 95.00(6.46) | 92.21(11.19) | 0.872 | ||
Min HR | Before | 47.72(2.57) | 47.94(4.57) | 0.868 | |
After | 48.64(4.28) | 27.96(4.50) | 0.66 | ||
Median NN | Before | 836.70(64.39) | 848.34(134.34) | 0.756 | |
After | 819.56(86.38) | 849.94(109.57) | 0.401 | ||
SDNN | Before | 88.24(19.23) | 84.86(16.23) | 0.588 | |
After | 81.29(15.59) | 83.56(22.51) | 0.741 | ||
SDSD | Before | 55.64(14.17) | 53.60(10.74) | 0.643 | |
After | 51.80(9.46) | 53.13(13.07) | 0.741 | ||
NN 20 | Before | 120.51(37.51) | 131.29(36.57) | 0.41 | |
After | 127.75(35.25) | 132.56(47.91) | 0.746 | ||
PNN20 | Before | 35.67(11.75) | 39.42(12.22) | 0.377 | |
After | 37.40(12.31) | 39.40(15.20) | 0.683 | ||
NN 50 | Before | 43.54(22.73) | 59.24(24.74) | 0.494 | |
After | 44.00(19.60) | 50.96(34.11) | 0.481 | ||
PNN50 | Before | 12.97(6.89) | 15.04(8.58) | 0.452 | |
After | 12.96(6.37) | 15.12(10.11) | 0.465 | ||
RMSSD | Before | 55.64(14.17) | 53.60(10.74) | 0.643 | |
After | 51.80(9.46) | 53.13(13.07) | 0.741 | ||
Frequencial | LF | Before | 81.43(4.15) | 79.87(6.14) | 0.402 |
After | 79.86(3.79) | 79.62(6.90) | 0.901 | ||
HF | Before | 18.57(4.15) | 20.13(6.12) | 0.402 | |
After | 20.14(3.79) | 20.38(6.90) | 0.9 | ||
LF/HF | Before | 5.64(1.93) | 5.50(2.50) | 0.86 | |
After | 5.01(1.45) | 5.35(2.29) | 0.617 | ||
Non linear | Triangular index | Before | 11.86(2.61) | 12.01(2.78) | 0.87 |
After | 11.59(2.53) | 12.13(3.28) | 0.6 |