Table 5 Results of the cardiac autonomic profile comparison between working women and men in relation to the presence of preschoolers during DAY.

From: Autonomic cardiac profile in male and female healthcare professionals with and without preschoolers: differences evidenced by heart rate variability analysis

 

NOKID

KID

W

M

W

M

µRR, ms

708.46 (117.19)

776.49 (152.86)

666.46 (126.33)

691.12 (176.81)$

σ2RR, ms2

2960.54 (2329.65)

2994.96 (24,769)

2008.57 (1377.48)

1901.91 (2415.53)

HFRR, ms2

266.39 (394.96)

297.85 (385.58)

91.65 (134.97)

121.62 (102.53)

  1. DAY, daytime; KID, children in preschool age; NOKID, no children in preschool age; W, women; M, men; RR, RR interval; μRR, mean RR; σ2RR, variance of RR; HF, high frequency; HFRR, power of RR series in the HF band. Results are presented as median. In bracket the interquartile range, calculated as the difference between the first and the third quartile is presented. $ indicates p < 0.05 KID versus NOKID.