One-way repeated-measures ANOVA to compare various absolute heart rate variability measures before (baseline), during (phase 1), and after 5 minutes (phase 2) of handgrip exercise
| Repeated measures ANOVA using Friedman Test | Conover's post hoc comparisons | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levels | Median | IQR | Test statistic | p | Level 1 | Level 2 | T-Stat | pbonf | |
| SDNN | bSDNN | 0.059 | 0.04 | 7.112 | 0.029 | bSDNN | SDNN1 | 0.159 | 1 |
| SDNN1 | 0.064 | 0.039 | bSDNN | SDNN2 | 2.385 | 0.058 | |||
| SDNN2 | 0.073 | 0.059 | SDNN1 | SDNN2 | 2.226 | 0.086 | |||
| RMSSD | bRMSSD | 0.067 | 0.058 | 9.911 | 0.007 | bRMSSD | RMSSD1 | 0.527 | 1 |
| RMSSD1 | 0.061 | 0.066 | bRMSSD | RMSSD2 | 2.424 | 0.052 | |||
| RMSSD2 | 0.068 | 0.071 | RMSSD1 | RMSSD2 | 2.951 | 0.012 | |||
| pN50 | bpN50 | 0.211 | 0.374 | 11.227 | 0.004 | bpN50 | pN501 | 0.427 | 1 |
| pN501 | 0.26 | 0.268 | bpN51 | pN502 | 2.666 | 0.027 | |||
| pN502 | 0.378 | 0.46 | pN501 | pN502 | 3.092 | 0.008 | |||
| TP | bTP | 1087 | 2077.8 | 4.844 | 0.089 | bTP | TP1 | 0.211 | 1 |
| TP1 | 1204 | 2390.5 | bTP | TP2 | 2.003 | 0.145 | |||
| TP2 | 1427 | 3198 | TP1 | TP2 | 1.792 | 0.23 | |||
| HF | bHF | 322.08 | 826.42 | 5.404 | 0.067 | bHF | HF1 | 0.742 | 1 |
| HF1 | 356.4 | 832.54 | bHF | HF2 | 1.537 | 0.384 | |||
| HF2 | 534.79 | 967.96 | HF1 | HF2 | 2.279 | 0.075 | |||
| LF/HF | bLF/HF | 0.66 | 0.46 | 70.136 | < .001 | bLF/HF | LF/HF1 | 8.21 | < .001 |
| LF/HF1 | 1.1 | 1.05 | bLF/HF | LF/HF2 | 5.545 | < .001 | |||
| LF/HF2 | 0.9 | 0.78 | LF/HF1 | LF/HF2 | 2.666 | 0.027 | |||
Relationship between absolute and relative changes in heart rate variability parameters before (baseline), during (phase 1), and after 5 minutes (phase 2) of isometric handgrip exercise
| Variable | Parameter 1 | Parameter 2 | Pearson's correlation coefficient | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TP | bTP | ΔTP1 | −0.819 | < .001 |
| bTP | ΔTP2 | −0.163 | 0.286 | |
| TP1 | ΔTP1 | 0.206 | 0.174 | |
| TP2 | ΔTP2 | 0.59 | < .001 | |
| HF | bHF | ΔHF1 | −0.763 | < .001 |
| bHF | ΔHF2 | −0.116 | 0.447 | |
| HF1 | ΔHF1 | 0.224 | 0.139 | |
| HF2 | ΔHF2 | 0.544 | < .001 | |
| LF/HF | bLF/HF | ΔLF/HF1 | 0.335 | 0.025 |
| bLF/HF | ΔLF/HF2 | 0.188 | 0.215 | |
| LF/HF1 | ΔLF/HF1 | 0.832 | < .001 | |
| LF/HF2 | ΔLF/HF2 | 0.737 | < .001 | |
| RMSSD | bRMSSD | ΔRMSSD1 | −0.581 | < .001 |
| bRMSSD | ΔRMSSD2 | −0.078 | 0.611 | |
| RMSSD1 | ΔRMSSD1 | 0.347 | 0.02 | |
| RMSSD2 | ΔRMSSD2 | 0.605 | < .001 | |
| pN50 | bpN50 | ΔSpN501 | −0.524 | < .001 |
| bpN50 | ΔSpN502 | −0.027 | 0.86 | |
| pN501 | ΔSpN501 | 0.193 | 0.203 | |
| pN502 | ΔSpN502 | 0.438 | 0.003 | |
| SDNN | bSDNN | ΔSDNN1 | −0.634 | < .001 |
| bSDNN | ΔSDNN2 | −0.023 | 0.882 | |
| SDNN1 | ΔSDNN1 | 0.151 | 0.323 | |
| SDNN2 | ΔSDNN2 | 0.585 | < .001 |
One-way repeated-measures ANOVA to compare various absolute hemodynamic parameters before (baseline), during (phase 1), and after 5 minutes (phase 2) of handgrip exercise
| Repeated measures ANOVA using Friedman Test | Conover's post hoc comparisons | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemodynamic Variable | Levels | Median | IQR | Test statistic | p | Level 1 | Level 2 | T-Stat | pbonf |
| SBP | bSBP | 114 | 10 | 34.785 | < .001 | bSBP | SBP1 | 5.747 | < .001 |
| SBP1 | 120 | 12 | bSBP | SBP2 | 4.057 | < .001 | |||
| SBP2 | 120 | 12 | SBP1 | SBP2 | 1.69 | 0.284 | |||
| DBP | bDBP | 78 | 10 | 74.235 | < .001 | bDBP | DBP1 | 8.622 | < .001 |
| DBP1 | 90 | 14 | bDBP | DBP2 | 4.061 | < .001 | |||
| DBP2 | 80 | 10 | DBP1 | DBP2 | 4.561 | < .001 | |||
| HR | bHR | 80 | 19 | 74.279 | < .001 | bHR | HR1 | 8.523 | < .001 |
| HR1 | 86 | 20 | bHR | HR2 | 5.394 | < .001 | |||
| HR2 | 86 | 18 | HR1 | HR2 | 3.129 | 0.007 | |||
| PP | bPP | 38 | 12 | 12.358 | 0.002 | bPP | PP1 | 3.335 | 0.004 |
| PP1 | 31 | 12 | bPP | PP2 | 0.699 | 1 | |||
| PP2 | 37 | 12 | PP1 | PP2 | 2.635 | 0.03 | |||
| MAP | bMAP | 89.333 | 10 | 79.416 | < .001 | bMAP | MAP1 | 8.905 | < .001 |
| MAP1 | 99.333 | 13.333 | bMAP | MAP2 | 4.771 | < .001 | |||
| MAP2 | 94 | 10.667 | MAP1 | MAP2 | 4.135 | < .001 | |||
| RPP | bRPP | 92.4 | 17.84 | 76.227 | < .001 | bRPP | RPP1 | 8.637 | < .001 |
| RPP1 | 107.1 | 24.84 | bRPP | RPP2 | 5.438 | < .001 | |||
| RPP2 | 101.48 | 18.63 | RPP1 | RPP2 | 3.199 | 0.006 | |||
Relationship between absolute and relative changes in hemodynamic parameters before (baseline), during (phase 1), and after 5 minutes (phase 2) of isometric handgrip exercise
| Variable | Parameter 1 | Parameter 2 | Pearson's correlation coefficient | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBP | bSBP | ΔSBP1 | −0.17 | 0.264 |
| bSBP | ΔSBP2 | −0.158 | 0.299 | |
| SBP1 | ΔSBP1 | 0.594 | < .001 | |
| SBP2 | ΔSBP2 | 0.497 | < .001 | |
| DBP | bDBP | ΔDBP1 | −0.41 | 0.005 |
| bDBP | ΔDBP2 | −0.367 | 0.013 | |
| DBP1 | ΔDBP1 | 0.397 | 0.007 | |
| DBP2 | ΔDBP2 | 0.362 | 0.015 | |
| HR | bHR | ΔHR1 | −0.197 | 0.195 |
| bHR | ΔHR2 | −0.274 | 0.069 | |
| HR1 | ΔHR1 | 0.09 | 0.557 | |
| HR2 | ΔHR2 | −0.054 | 0.724 | |
| PP | bPP | ΔPP1 | −0.408 | 0.005 |
| bPP | ΔPP2 | −0.339 | 0.023 | |
| PP1 | ΔPP1 | 0.594 | < .001 | |
| PP2 | ΔPP2 | 0.492 | < .001 | |
| MAP | bMAP | ΔMAP1 | −0.317 | 0.034 |
| bMAP | ΔMAP2 | −0.304 | 0.042 | |
| MAP1 | ΔMAP1 | 0.401 | 0.006 | |
| MAP2 | ΔMAP2 | 0.363 | 0.014 | |
| RPP | bRPP | ΔRPP1 | −0.077 | 0.615 |
| bRPP | ΔRPP2 | −0.147 | 0.336 | |
| RPP1 | ΔRPP1 | 0.401 | 0.006 | |
| RPP2 | ΔRPP2 | 0.244 | 0.107 |
Comparison of relative hemodynamic parameters during (phase 1) and after 5 minutes (phase 2) of IHG exercise
| Variable | Phase | Mean/Median | SD/IQR | Statistic | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBP | ΔSBP1 | 6 | 12 | 413 | 0.018 |
| ΔSBP2 | 4 | 7 | |||
| DBP | ΔDBP1 | 12 | 10 | 736 | < .001 |
| ΔDBP1 | 6 | 8 | |||
| HR | ΔHR1 | 7 | 6 | 694.5 | < .001 |
| ΔHR2 | 4 | 4 | |||
| PP | ΔPP1 | −5.333 | 9.677 | −3.964 | < .001 |
| ΔPP2 | −1.378 | 7.779 | |||
| MAP | ΔMAP1 | 9.667 | 7.667 | 916 | < .001 |
| ΔMAP2 | 4.667 | 7.333 | |||
| RPP | ΔRPP1 | 13.057 | 7.909 | 3.769 | < .001 |
| ΔRPP2 | 9.647 | 6.083 |
Comparison of various relative heart rate variability parameters during (phase 1) and after 5 minutes (phase 2) of IHG exercise
| Variable | Phase | Median | IQR | Statistic# | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMSSD | ΔRMSSD1 | −0.001 | 0.032 | 314 | 0.022 |
| ΔRMSSD2 | 0.01 | 0.046 | |||
| pN50 | ΔpN501 | 0 | 0.11 | 213 | 0.002 |
| ΔpN502 | 0.049 | 0.129 | |||
| SDNN | ΔSDNN1 | 0 | 0.021 | 269 | 0.005 |
| ΔSDNN2 | 0.006 | 0.032 | |||
| TP | ΔTP1 | −2.7 | 1067.8 | 334 | 0.038 |
| ΔTP2 | 557.5 | 2461 | |||
| HF | ΔHF1 | −34.32 | 433.16 | 309 | 0.03 |
| ΔHF2 | 101.9 | 572.9 | |||
| LF/HF | ΔLF/HF1 | 0.47 | 0.57 | 715 | < .001 |
| ΔLF/HF2 | 0.24 | 0.27 |