Table 2 Effects of treatment (SMT vs. SHAM) and experimental period (D1 vs. D7) on cardiovascular components
Autonomic cardiac components (n = 17) | Normality test | Treatment | Period | Significance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SMT (n = 10) | SHAM (n = 7) | Significance | D1 (n = 17) | D7 (n = 17) | |||
ΔRR period (ms) | Failed | 47.14 (19.06) | 36.97 (22.78) | 0.735 | 64.34 (21.00) | 19.77 (21.00) | 0.144 |
ΔRMSSD (ms) | Passed | 12.70 (1.93) | 2.85 (2.31) | 0.003* | 7.94 (2.13) | 7.61 (2.13) | 0.912 |
ΔLog LF-RR (ms2) | Passed | 155.57 (81.49) | −5.26 (97.40) | 0.21 | 25.52 (89.80) | 124.79 (89.80) | 0.441 |
ΔLog HF-RR (ms2) | Passed | 223.08 (74.80) | −125.24 (89.40) | 0.006* | 109.22 (82.42) | −11.38 (82.42) | 0.309 |
ΔLF/HF | Passed | −0.10 (0.11) | 0.14 (0.13) | 0.160 | −0.07 (0.12) | 0.12 (0.12) | 0.258 |
Δ100.LF/(LF + HF) % | Passed | −0.02 (0.02) | 0.03 (0.028) | 0.155 | −0.01 (0.02) | 0.02 (0.02) | 0.226 |
Δ100.HF/(LF + HF) % | Passed | 0.02 (0.02) | −0.03 (0.028) | 0.155 | 0.01 (0.02) | −0.02 (0.02) | 0.226 |
ΔSBP (mm Hg) | Passed | 7.32 (2.87) | 3.66 (3.43) | 0.420 | 2.42 (3.16) | 8.56 (3.16) | 0.180 |
LF-SBP (mm2Hg) | Passed | −0.42 (0.88) | 0.03 (1.06) | 0.745 | −0.58 (0.97) | 0.19 (0.97) | 0.576 |
ΔHF-SBP (mm2Hg) | Failed | 0.759 (0.417) | 0.63 (0.49) | 0.846 | 0.73 (0.46) | 0.66 (0.46) | 0.916 |
ΔLF-BRS gain | Passed | −0.23 (1.03) | 0.22 (1.24) | 0.777 | −0.94 (1.14) | 0.93 (1.14) | 0.255 |
ΔHF-BRS gain | Passed | 8.10 (1.45) | 0.30 (1.73) | 0.002* | 4.34 (1.60) | 4.06 (1.60) | 0.902 |