Research Article
Heart Rate Variability during Auricular Acupressure at Heart Point in Healthy Volunteers: A Pilot Study
Table 1
Anthropometric subjects’ characteristics.
| | Characteristics | Experimental group (n = 57) | Control group (n = 57) | value | | (Mean ± SD) |
| | Gender (n, %) | | Male | 27 (47.37) | 28 (49.12) | 0.85a | | Female | 30 (52.63) | 29 (50.88) | | | Age (years) | 25.54 ± 2.80 | 25.12 ± 2.63 | 0.41b | | Pulse (bpm) | 73.89 ± 8.67 | 71.88 ± 6.67 | 0.14c | | HR (bpm) | 73.89 ± 8.67 | 71.88 ± 6.67 | 0.14c | | SBP (mmHg) | 109.18 ± 10.99 | 107.39 ± 8.45 | 0.33c | | DBP (mmHg) | 72.91 ± 5.56 | 72.11 ± 4.80 | 0.41c | | Breath (bpm) | 16.26 ± 1.99 | 16.21 ± 1.86 | 0.88c | | SpO2 (%) | 97.09 ± 1.43 | 96.93 ± 1.45 | 0.56c | | BMI (kg/m2) | 20.28 ± 1.54 | 20.67 ± 1.51 | 0.17c |
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Note: a-Fisher’s exact test, b-Mann-Whitney U test, t-test. HR = heart rate, SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, BMI = body mass index. SD: standard deviation.
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