Table 4: The differences of HRV parameters and average heart rate between OSA patients and controls.

 

OSA (AHI ≥ 5)

N = 41

ControlS (AHI < 5)

N = 8

P

SDNN (ms)

138.00 [98.50-163.00]

156.50 [140.50-195.25]

0.047*

pNN50 (%)

3.4100 [1.2900-11.5650]

5.9250 [3.5750-7.6950]

0.433

RMSSD (ms)

27.00 [18.00-41.00]

30.00 [23.50-33.25]

0.892

VLF (ms2)

3107.00 [1699.00-8293.50]

3502.50 [2048.75-5562.75]

0.957

LF (ms2)

3387.00 [2002.50-7796.00]

3208.50 [1549.25-3741.25]

0.279

HF (ms2)

1885.00 [895.00-5095.50]

1121.00 [533.25-1933.75]

0.120

TOTAL (ms2)

8511.00 [5563.00-18547.00]

9079.50 [4185.50-10744.00]

0.449

LF/HF

1.862 [1.303-2.532]

2.630 [1.789-3.060]

0.070

Average heart rate (bpm)

75.00 [69.50-82.00]

70.50 [67.25-76.75]

0.104