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Table 1 Coarse graining spectral analysis (CGSA) of heart rate variability in finisher and non-finisher astronauts.

From: Heart rate variability and short duration spaceflight: relationship to post-flight orthostatic intolerance

 

Main effects

Group

Pre-flight

Landing day

3 days post-flight

Inter-actions

   

Supine

Stand

Supine

Stand

Supine

Stand

 

subjects

 

F

21

21

21

21

21

21

 
  

NF

8

8

8

6

8

8

 

RRI (ms)

* †

F

1146(34)

846(22)

1020(27)

692(21)

1085(36)

806(23)

 
  

NF

1140(80)

807(38)

1040(81)

705(84)

1104(96)

768(36)

 

PTOT (ms2)

*

F

2299(486)

1292(271)

2672(276)

687(129)

2816(587)

877(105)

 
  

NF

1564(320)

953(266)

2632(453)

3326(293)

3433(1195)

853(182)

 

PHI (ms2)

*

F

417(25)

9(2)

151(51)

4(1)

212(46)

19(55)

 
  

NF

349(87)

32(18)

316(194)

49(48)

440(123)

45(94)

 

PHI/PTOT

* # †

F

0.14(0.02)

0.01(0.01)

0.09(0.02)

0.01(0.01)

0.08(0.02)

0.01(0.01)

a, b

  

NF

0.25(0.06)

0.05(0.03)

0.10(0.03)

0.01(0.01)

0.15(0.05)

0.05(0.03)

 

PLO (ms2)

 

F

134(37)

321(74)

222(74)

194(44)

220(63)

199(45)

a

  

NF

92(51)

171(55)

201(101)

60(11)

334(124)

100(21)

 

(PLO/PHI)1/2

* #

F

0.80(0.15)

7.20(0.90)

2.30(0.62)

8.05(1.06)

4.8(1.22)

8.07(0.96)

 
  

NF

0.51(0.32)

3.98(1.18)

0.94(0.28)

4.75(1.89)

0.07(0.33)

3.45(1.00)

 

PLO/PTOT

*

F

0.08(0.02)

0.23(0.03)

0.10(0.03)

0.26(0.03)

0.09(0.04)

0.19(0.03)

b, d

  

NF

0.04(0.01)

0.17(0.05)

0.10(0.03)

0.11(0.03)

0.10(0.05)

0.13(0.03)

 
  1. Values are presented as mean (standard error). Finishers (F); non-finishers (NF); PTOT: total power; PHI: high frequency power; PHI/PTOT: parasympathetic indicator; PLO: low frequency power; (PLO/PHI)1/2: normalized sympathovagal balance; PLO/PTOT: sympathetic nervous system indicator. Main effects symbols denote values different (p < 0.05) from: *, supine to stand; #, finishers and non-finishers; and †, over test days. Interaction symbols represent effects (p < 0.05) between: a, stand test and test day; b, stand test and group; c, test day and group; d, test day, group and stand test. The two-way interactions for PHI/PTOT are presented in Figure 3. The three-way interaction for PLO/PTOT is presented in the table with bold type to represent the regions where non-finishers responded differently to the stand test compared to the finishers.