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Table 2 Time and frequency domain indices in the three different groups

From: Heart rate variability analysis in sheep affected by transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

 

Control sheep (N = 11)

TSE-positive sheep (N = 41)

TSE-negative suspects/dosed sheep (N = 6)

 

Median (range)

Median (range)

Median (range)

LF power [ms2]

1704

(271.9-41841.0)

2200

(549.9-47466.0)

5568

(558.0-19038.0)

HF power [ms2]

367.8

(24.0-6240.0)

641.7

(117.1-14643.0)

936.6

(168.3-3928.0)

LF:HF power ratio

4.9

(1.7-11.3)

3.6

(0.7-40.7)

4.9

(2.5-9.3)

LF norm

83.1

(62.4-91.9)

78.2

(41.5-97.6)

83.0

(71.5-90.3)

HF norm

16.9

(8.1-37.7)

21.78

(2.4-58.5)

17.0

(9.7-28.5)

Mean heart rate [bpm]

84

(61-111)

101

(71-175)

103

(68-110)

VVTI

6.9

(4.4-11.3)

9.5

(3.5-19.8)

8.5

(7.0-11.3)

Deviation from mean interval [%]

42.8

(24.9-70.3)

45.9

(18.9-99.1)

63.2

(38.4-81.3)