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Table 2 The comparison of time-domain parameters of HRV.

From: Comparative effectiveness of 10-week equipment-based pilates and diaphragmatic breathing exercise on heart rate variability and pulmonary function in young adult healthy women with normal BMI – a quasi-experimental study

 

PG

PBG

BG

CG

P-value

RMSSD

Pre-test

47.50 ± 10.88

40.40 ± 13.41

40.70 ± 25.25

41.70 ± 15.80

0.25

Post-test

62.90 ± 49.02

61.80 ± 37.12

44.40 ± 24.11

39.50 ± 14.14

0.36

P-value

0.63

0.04*

0.39

0.53

 

%

32.42

52.97

9.09

-5.27

 

SDSD

Pre-test

50.10 ± 9.42

61.30 ± 24.02

43.80 ± 21.03

53.40 ± 19.79

0.23

Post-test

74.60 ± 55.33

93.10 ± 40.11

59.20 ± 26.40

47.30 ± 20.01

0.00**

P-value

0.05

0.00**

0.00**

0.12

 

%

48.9

51.88

35.16

-11.42

 

SDNN

Pre-test

48.60 ± 13.70

50.60 ± 20.62

37.20 ± 12.18

44.90 ± 14.06

0.24

Post-test

63.50 ± 33.99

77.40 ± 27.61

54.30 ± 16.90

41.10 ± 15.81

0.01*

P-value

0.06

0.00*

0.00**

0.24

 

%

30.66

52.96

45.97

-7.80

 
  1. RMSSD: Root mean square of successive RR interval differences, SDSD: The related standard deviation of successive RR interval differences, SDNN: Standard deviation of NN intervals
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01