Research Article

Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability to Detect Vascular Dysregulation in Glaucoma

Table 5

Significant parameters ( value, mean value, and standard deviation) separating controls versus patients with POAG according to time series and analysis methods.

Time series and analysis methodSignificant parametersControls versus POAGControlsPOAG
MeanStd.Mean Std.

Heart rate
 Frequency domainLFP4.81E  −  020.20250.09860.25340.1222

Heart rate
 Symbolic DynamicspW0310.00010.00020.00010.0003
pW1133.93E  −  030.00000.00010.00040.0016
pW2310.00010.00030.00030.0004
pW3100.00010.00020.00030.0006

Blood pressure systolic
 Time domainrenyi4_Sys1.95730.42391.77890.4075

Blood pressure systolic
 Symbolic DynamicspW003_Sys0.00060.00130.00120.0021
pW011_Sys0.01840.00820.01500.0073
pW110_Sys0.01810.00790.01500.0076
pW120_Sys5.07E  −  040.00050.00100.00110.0015
pTH3_Sys7.33331.64178.03231.6829
pTH8_Sys3.14581.07172.54840.7229
pTH9_Sys2.81251.00332.29030.5287
pTH10_Sys1.50E  −  032.50000.94532.03230.1796
pTH11_Sys5.00E  −  032.33330.90701.87100.4995
pTH12_Sys2.18750.64101.87100.4995
pTH13_Sys2.10420.66011.83870.5829

Blood pressure diastolic
 Symbolic DynamicspW202_Dia0.02120.01210.02800.0146

Joint Symbolic Dynamics systolic blood pressure, heart rateJSD300.01160.00670.01410.0059

Joint Symbolic Dynamics diastolic blood pressure, heart rateJSDdia299.74E  −  030.02830.01450.04170.0239
JSDdia330.01830.00970.01300.0069
JSDdia370.01070.01120.00720.0044
JSDdia508.11E  −  030.02760.01450.03920.0217
JSDdia529.23E  −  030.01180.00850.01690.0111
JSDdia530.01970.01360.01370.0087
JSDdia580.00550.00400.00830.0055