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Table 2 Heart rate variability changes from pre to post exercise intervention

From: The impact of high-intensity interval training exercise on breast cancer survivors: a pilot study to explore fitness, cardiac regulation and biomarkers of the stress systems

 

CON (n = 6)

CMIT (n = 5)

HIIT (n = 6)

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

LnVLF

2.98 ± 0.69

2.37 ± 1.03

4.93 ± 1.11

5.06 ± 1.00*

3.78 ± 0.90

3.86 ± 2.74

LnLF

4.88 ± 0.92

3.93 ± 1.08

6.75 ± 0.73

6.85 ± 0.67

4.72 ± 2.14

5.19 ± 2.85

LnHF

4.38 ± 0.82

3.83 ± 0.75

6.71 ± 1.26

7.07 ± 0.78

4.48 ± 2.07

5.50 ± 3.13

LnLF/HF

0.51 ± 0.74

0.10 ± 0.59

0.04 ± 1.23

− 0.22 ± 0.89

0.24 ± 1.43

− 0.31 ± 0.55

Mean RR (m/s)

845.70 ± 76.01

815.66 ± 58.21

902.69 ± 37.36

792.69 ± 90.86

834.07 ± 147.40

848.11 ± 165.45

Mean HR* (b/min)

71.37 ± 6.28

73.83 ± 5.07

66.61 ± 2.84

76.47 ± 8.47

74.12 ± 14.88

73.24 ± 15.64

LnRMSSD

3.01 ± 0.90

2.95 ± 0.96

3.94 ± 0.51

4.29 ± 0.60

3.09 ± 0.63

3.35 ± 1.62

  1. * time effect, Log (Ln), LnVLF very low frequency, LnLF low frequency, LnHF high frequency, LnLF/HF low frequency/high frequency, RR measure between the R waves, LnRMSSD root mean square of successive difference of R-R interval