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Table 2 Values of HRV parameters in time and frequency domains

From: Heart rate variability in healthy term newborns is related to delivery mode: a prospective observational study

 

Parameters

Group

VD (n = 16)

EDA (n = 16)

CS (n = 14)

Time domain

RR1 (s)

\( \overline{x} \) ±SD (SEM)

0.501 ± 0.03 (0.008)

0.513 ± 0.05 (0.012)

0.498 ± 0.03 (0.008)

RR2 (s)

\( \overline{x} \) ±SD (SEM)

0.573 ± 0.06 (0.015)

0.55 ± 0.05 (0.012)

0.564 ± 0.054 (0.014)

log MSSD1 (ms)

\( \overline{x} \) ±SD (SEM)

4.14 ± 1.1 (0.28)

4.08 ± 1.5 (0.4)

3.49 ± 0.83 (0.22)

log MSSD2 (ms)

\( \overline{x} \) ±SD (SEM)

6.42 ± 1.1 (0.28)

6.13 ± 0.96 (0.24)

6.21 ± 1.23 (0.33)

Frequency domain

log LF1 (ms2)

\( \overline{x} \) ±SD (SEM)

2.45 ± 1.05 (0.26)

2.86 ± 1.3 (0.32)

3.12 ± 1.02 (0.27)

log LF2 (ms2)

\( \overline{x} \) ±SD (SEM)

4.89 ± 1.4 (0.35)

4.45 ± 1.46 (0.37)

5.37 ± 0.96 (0.26)

log HF1 (ms2)

\( \overline{x} \) ±SD (SEM)

3.02 ± 0.92 (0.23)

3.18 ± 1.55 (0.39)

2.7 ± 1.1 (0.3)

log HF2 (ms2)

\( \overline{x} \) ±SD (SEM)

5.38 ± 1.22 (0.31)

5.1 ± 0.93 (0.23)

5.2 ± 1.08 (0.29)

LF1%

\( \overline{x} \) ±SD (SEM)

37.3 ± 14.7 (3.7) **

43.3 ± 19 (4.7)

59.2 ± 18.4 (4.9) **

LF2%

\( \overline{x} \) ±SD (SEM)

40.2 ± 20.9 (5.2)

37.6 ± 21.3 (5.3)

54.1 ± 20.6 (5.5)

HF1%

\( \overline{x} \) ±SD (SEM)

62.7 ± 14.7 (3.7) **

56.7 ± 19 (4.7)

40.8 ± 18.4 (4.9) **

HF2%

\( \overline{x} \) ±SD (SEM)

59.8 ± 20.9 (5.2)

62.4 ± 21.3 (5.3)

45.9 ± 20.3 (5.4)

log TP1 (ms2)

\( \overline{x} \) ±SD (SEM)

3.52 ± 0.91 (0.23)

3.81 ± 1.42 (0.36)

3.69 ± 0.98 (0.26)

log TP2 (ms2)

\( \overline{x} \) ±SD (SEM)

5.96 ± 1.21 (0.3)

5.64 ± 0.98 (0.24)

6.09 ± 0.92 (0.25)

  1. VD spontaneous vaginal delivery, EDA spontaneous delivery with epidural analgesia, CS caesarean section, RR i duration of RR intervals, log MSSD i common logarithm of mean square of succesive differences, log LF i common logarithm of low-frequency power band, log HF i common logarithm of high-frequency power band, LF i % relative power of low-frequency band, HF i % relative power of high-frequency band, log TP i common logarithm of total spectral power, s second, ms milisecond, ms2 squared milisecond, \( \overline{x} \) arithmetic mean, SD standard deviation, SEM standard error of the mean
  2. **p value < 0.001. The parameters are indicated as i = 1 for the value at the 1st measurement and i = 2 for the value at the 2nd measurement