Table 5

HRV parameters (log-transformed) as predictors of blood pressure


SBP (mm Hg)
DBP (mm Hg)

HRV § parameters
Pearson r (p-value)
Partial correlation coefficient &(p-value)
Pearson r (p-value)
Partial correlation coefficient &(p-value)

VLF (ms2)
-0.14 (0.0227)
-0.12 (0.05)
-0.13 (0.07)
-0.13 (0.07)
LF (ms2)
-0.27 (< 0.0001)
-0.25 (0.0002)
-0.16 (0.013)
-0.16 (0.01)

HF (ms2)
-0.19 (0.0063)
-0.17 (0.01)
-0.22 (0.0005)
-0.22 (0.0007)
LF/HF
-0.14 (0.018)
-0.11 (0.04)
0.11 (0.08)
0.11 (0.069)

SDNN (ms)
-0.13 (0.036)
-0.11 (0.07)
-0.16 (0.007)
-0.16 (0.007)
SDANN (ms)
-0.07 (0.30)
-0.05 (0.41)
-0.14 (0.019)
-0.14 (0.019)
rMSSD (ms)
-0.12 (0.059)
-0.11 (0.11)
-0.20 (0.002)
-0.20 (0.003)
pNN50 (%)
-0.13 (0.047)
-0.11 (0.11)
-0.17 (0.015)
-0.17 (0.019)
CVRR (%)
-0.24 (< 0.0001)
-0.21 (0.0010)
-0.13 (0.036)
-0.13 (0.036)

§ Log-transformed variables; &partial correlation coefficients adjusted for blood mercury concentrations

Valera et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:29   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-29