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Table 3 Effects of laterality, position, and posture on CD and CV of PRV measures

From: Differences in pulse rate variability with measurement site

  

Mean interval

LF power

HF power

LF/HF

DF

F

P

F

P

F

P

F

P

CD

 Laterality (left and right)

1, 31

0.58

0.4

0.16

0.6

0.01

0.9

0.49

0.4

 Position (forearm and wrist)

1, 31

2.34

0.1

1.30

0.2

1.40

0.2

1.05

0.3

 Posture (supine and sitting)

1, 31

6.22

0.01

2.61

0.1

1.14

0.2

5.29

0.02

 Laterality × position

1, 31

0.05

0.8

3.92

0.05

0.78

0.3

1.34

0.2

 Laterality × posture

1, 31

0.31

0.5

0.03

0.8

0.01

0.90

0.10

0.7

 Position × posture

1, 31

0.15

0.7

0.21

0.6

0.11

0.7

0.00

0.9

 Laterality × position × posture

1, 28

0.29

0.5

0.33

0.5

0.25

0.6

0.02

0.8

CV

 Posture

1, 4

0.75

0.4

0.03

0.8

0.2

0.6

0.05

0.8

  1. DF degree of freedom. The other abbreviations are explained in foot note to Tables 1 and 2