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Table 2 Baseline physiological measurements

From: Exposure to traffic-related air pollution during physical activity and acute changes in blood pressure, autonomic and micro-vascular function in women: a cross-over study

Physiological measure

n

Mean/% (SD)

Range

Heart Rate

142

78.5 (12)

53-105

Systolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg)

137

98. 4 (9.45)

80-129

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm Hg)

137

62.1 (7.3)

44-80

Reactive Hyperemia Index

136

1.61 (0.31)

0.93-2.73

SDNN (ms)

142

112 (39)

43-229

RMSSD (ms)

142

28.3 (12)

9-78

pNN50 (%)

142

8.67 (8.5)

0-42

LF (ms2)

142

1316 (1189)

25-6764

HF (ms2)

142

296 (334)

11-1924

LF:HF

142

6.38 (5.0)

1.1-43

  1. SD, standard deviation; SDNN, standard deviation of normal to normal intervals; RMSSD, root mean square of successive differences in adjacent NN intervals; pNN50, proportion of adjacent NN intervals differing by more than 50 ms; LF, low-frequency power; HF, high-frequency power.