Research Article

A Body Shape Index and Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Indians with Low Body Mass Index

Table 2

Linear regression models describing the associations between HRV indices versus ABSI and WC in normal BMI and low BMI study groups.

Linear regression  Log LFLog HFLog TP
(Seβ) (Seβ) (Seβ)
Low BMINormal BMILow BMINormal BMILow BMINormal BMI

ABSIModel 1ABSI−43.15 (8.5)*−46.47 (7.1)*−47.51 (7.7)*−63.93 (8.6)*−37.33 (7.3)*−48.61 (6.9)*
Model 2ABSI−13.73 (10.1)−21.73 (8.9)*−24.20 (9.4)*−23.41 (10.1)*−15.60 ( 8.9)−20.33 (8.4)*
AGE−0.01 (0.0)*−0.01 (0.0)*−0.01 (0.0)*0.02 (0.0)*−0.01 (0.0)*−0.01 (0.0)*

WCModel 1WC−0.36 (0.0)*−0.02 (0.0)*−0.04 (0.0)*−0.03 (0.0)*−0.03 (0.0)*−0.02 (0.0)*
Model 2WC−0.01 (0.0)−0.01 (0.0)−0.02 (0.0)−0.01 (0.0)−0.01 (0.0)−0.01 (0.0)
AGE−0.01 (0.0)*−0.01 (0.0)*−0.01 (0.0)*−0.02 (0.0)*−0.01 (0.0)* −0.01 (0.0)*

Model 1 represents either ABSI or WC. Model 2 represents either ABSI or WC after controlling for age; values represent regression coefficient β (standard error of ) .