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Table 4 Difference in the regression slope for each time point for intervention and control, control group as reference (n = 123)

From: The effect of spinal manipulative therapy and home stretching exercises on heart rate variability in patients with persistent or recurrent neck pain: a randomized controlled trial

Group × time

Treatment effect (unadjusted)

B

P value

95% CI

R-R (ms)

0.1

0.997

− 17.2

17.4

RMSSD (ms)

0.4

0.829

− 3.1

3.9

SDNN (ms)

0.8

0.548

− 1.8

3.4

LF (ms2)

44.2

0.482

− 79.4

167.8

HF (ms2)

− 12.5

0.746

− 88.3

63.3

LF/HF

0.2

0.498

− 0.5

0.9

Total Power (ms2)

23.1

0.791

− 148.2

194.4

  1. R-R mean R-R interval, RMSSD root mean square of successive differences, SDNN standard deviation of normal to normal, LF low frequency, HF high frequency, LF/HF LF/HF ratio