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Table 2 Comparison of frequency domain heart rate variability indices between unplanned readmission and non-unplanned readmission in geriatric patients

From: Association between Frequency Domain Heart Rate Variability and Unplanned Readmission to Hospital in Geriatric Patients

Variable

Unplanned

Readmission

n = 15

Non-unplanned readmission

n = 63

p -value

Total power, ln(ms2)

5.57 (4.07, 6.34)

6.80 (4.68, 8.58)

0.021

LF power, ln(ms2)

3.85 (0.45, 5.07)

5.54 (2.48, 7.04)

0.013

HF power, ln(ms2)

3.51 (1.17, 4.29)

4.72 (3.17, 6.03)

0.035

LF/HF ratio

-0.43 (-0.71, 1.19)

0.76 (-0.23, 1.48)

0.025

  1. LF = low frequency; HF = high frequency
  2. * variables were expressed as median (first quartile, third quartile)