Research Article

Linear and Complex Measures of Heart Rate Variability during Exposure to Traffic Noise in Healthy Women

Table 2

Mean values and standard deviation for the chaotic forward parameters (CFP) for the normal and traffic noise exposure subjects.

Chaotic global Mean ± SD
Normal ()
Mean ± SD
Traffic ()
ANOVA1
( value)
Kruskal-Wallis
( value)
Effect size

CFP1-
CFP20.53 (medium)
CFP3<0.0001<0.00011.28 (large)
CFP4-
CFP50.65 (medium)
CFP6<0.0001<0.00011.11 (large)
CFP70.46 (small)