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Table 3 The comparison of frequency-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

TP

Pre-test

852.40 ± 589.27

946.1 ± 585.28

787.1 ± 1201.91

697.2 ± 563.48

0.23

Post-test

1585.60 ± 1896.90

2203.70 ± 1502.74

983.40 ± 1296.57

623.10 ± 355.58

0.01*

P-value

0.04*

0.00**

0.00**

0.95

 

%

86.02

132.85

24.94

-10.63

 

HF

Pre-test

472.80 ± 454.98

603.6 ± 451.30

500.90 ± 889.38

393.8 ± 414.28

0.50

Post-test

1022.80 ± 1562.13

1555.30 ± 1391.12

613.20 ± 975.49

370.50 ± 254.45

0.05*

P-value

0.05

0.00**

0.00**

0.79

 

%

116.33

157.67

22.42

-5.92

 

LF

Pre-test

276.60 ± 151.99

252.3 ± 136.53

223.0 ± 305.81

214.8 ± 167.83

0.25

Post-test

427.00 ± 330.45

461.00 ± 116.40

290.10 ± 326.82

179.30 ± 123.51

0.00**

P-value

0.03*

0.00**

0.00**

0.15

 

%

54.37

82.72

30.09

-16.53

 

LF:HF ratio

Pre-test

0.95 ± 0.79

0.72 ± 0.58

0.86 ± 0.57

0.65 ± 0.16

0.63

Post-test

0.87 ± 0.56

0.58 ± 0.50

0.83 ± 0.55

0.59 ± 0.16

0.38

P-value

0.64

0.20

0.79

0.25

 

%

-8.42

-19.44

-3.49

-9.23

 
  1. TP: Total power, HF: High frequency, LF: Low frequency, LF:HF: LF:HF ratio
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01