A pilot study investigating the relationship between heart rate variability and blood pressure in young adults at risk for cardiovascular disease

Table 2 Pearson Product-moment Correlations Between BP and HRV (n=33)

Variable	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1. SBP	-	0.699**	0.159	0.091	0.097	-0.093	-0.073	0.018
2. DBP		-	-0.181	-0.201	-0.296	-0.408	-0.208	-0.046
3. SDNN			-	0.915**	0.735**	0.765**	0.688**	-0.044
4. RMS				-	0.565**	0.785**	0.576**	-0.199
5. LF					-	0.598**	0.653**	0.355*
6. HF						-	0.699**	-0.304
7. VLF							-	-0.018
8. LF/HF								-

Abbreviations: SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure. DBP, Diastolic Blood Pressure. SDNN, Standard Deviation of N to N beats. RMS, Root Mean Square. LF, Low Frequency. HF, High Frequency. VLF, Very Low Frequency. LF/HF, Low Frequency/High Frequency ratio.
*Correlation is significant at 0.05 (2-tailed)
**Correlation is significant at 0.01 (2-tailed)

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