A New Method in Short-Term Heart Rate Variability — Five-Class Density Histogram
| Main Authors: | Liping Li, Ke Li, Changchun Liu, Chengyu Liu, Yuanyang Li |
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| Format: | Article |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2011
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/1327802 |
Daftar Isi:
- A five-class density histogram with an index named cumulative density was proposed to analyze the short-term HRV. 150 subjects participated in the test, falling into three groups with equal numbers -- the healthy young group (Young), the healthy old group (Old), and the group of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Results of multiple comparisons showed a significant differences of the cumulative density in the three groups, with values 0.0238 for Young, 0.0406 for Old and 0.0732 for CHF (p<0.001). After 7 days and 14 days, 46 subjects from the Young and Old groups were retested twice following the same test protocol. Results showed good-to-excellent interclass correlations (ICC=0.783, 95% confidence interval 0.676-0.864). The Bland-Altman plots were used to reexamine the test-retest reliability. In conclusion, the method proposed could be a valid and reliable method to the short-term HRV assessment.