Variable

CT (n = 12)

CON (n = 12)

P value

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

Time effect

Group effect

Interaction

time×group

HR (bpm)

74.4 (7.9)

75.5 (5.9)

73.6 (6.7)

79.1 (7.7)

0.05

0.59

0.17

SDRR (ms)

62.9 (18.5)

67.0 (16.3)

53.0 (15.3)

46.7 (14.9)

0.77

0.02*

0.17

NN50

53.9 (54.6)

56.0 (36.5)

32.3 (35.4)

22.8 (34.2)

0.57

0.10

0.38

PNN50 (%)

18.1 (20.6)

17.5 (13.1)

9.9 (10.3)

6.9 (10.6)

0.40

0.10

0.59

VLF (ms2/Hz)

610 (297)

936 (448)

639 (597)

501 (393)

0.50

0.13

0.11

LF (ms2/Hz)

661 (457)

572 (393)

322 (274)

213 (79)

0.14

0.01*

0.87

HF (ms2/Hz)

370 (502)

258 (280)

151 (116)

115 (120)

0.11

0.13

0.40

LFnu

72.8 (15.9)

69.4 (12.2)

66.2 (16.5)

70.6 (15.5)

0.91

0.55

0.39

HFnu

27.2 (15.9)

30.6 (12.2)

33.8 (16.5)

29.4 (15.5)

0.91

0.55

0.39

LF/HF

4.2 (3.4)

2.8 (1.9)

2.7 (2.1)

3.5 (2.3)

0.69

0.54

0.20

SD1 (ms)

28.8 (19.0)

27.9 (11.6)

21.5 (6.3)

17.7 (7.8)

0.20

0.08

0.40

SD2 (ms)

83.5 (21.1)

90.4 (20.8)

71.6 (21.6)

63.3 (20.7)

0.90

0.01*

0.16

SD1/SD2

0.32 (0.13)

0.31 (0.06)

0.31 (0.09)

0.29 (0.10)

0.44

0.71

0.97