Research Article

Postural Changes on Heart Rate Variability among Older Population: A Preliminary Study

Table 1

Demographic and health characteristics of the sample (Nā€‰=ā€‰40).

CharacteristicsMean (standard deviation)

Female (%)77.50
Age (years)76.40 (7.49)
Weight (kg)53.45 (7.58)
Height (cm)152.53 (7.96)
BMI (kg/m2)22.98 (2.92)
Body fat (%)37.35 (6.35)
Illnesses (counts)1.90 (1.17)
Daily medicine intake (types)1.37 (1.39)
SBP (mm Hg)145.13 (20.54)
DBP (mm Hg)68.48 (11.08)