| Stage | SDNN (median (IQR)) | RMSSD (median (IQR)) | LF (median (IQR)) | HF (median (IQR)) | Experimental group n = 57 | Control group n = 57 | value | Experimental group n = 57 | Control group n = 57 | value | Experimental group n = 57 | Control group n = 57 | value | Experimental group n = 57 | Control group n = 57 | value |
| T1 | 42.97 (33.19, 53.52) | 42.71 (34.10, 55.84) | 0.90 | 30.85 (19.51, 51.33) | 32.41 (22.43, 46.10) | 0.90 | 321.23 (167.65, 544.03) | 290.37 (168.71, 680.75) | 0.90 | 292.81 (131.04, 568.82) | 281.96 (147.09, 519.95) | 0.90 |
| T2 | 43.65 (27.68, 53.84) | 51.02 (34.89, 58.44) | 0.65 | 29.11 (18.35, 49.64) | 28.82 (21.70, 50.53) | 0.65 | 292.14 (184.77, 562.70) | 336.65 (169.43, 603.96) | 0.65 | 278.62 (141.36, 545.21) | 272.03 (161.88, 434.44) | 0.65 |
| T3 | 42.97 (26.65, 54.31) | 44.81 (33.14, 54.79) | 0.98 | 32.56 (19.42, 49.80) | 34.47 (24.85, 53.97) | 0.98 | 301.54 (176.90, 585.02) | 318.40 (156.40, 634.21) | 0.98 | 223.11 (113.14, 516.47) | 270.55 (176.56, 496.28) | 0.98 |
| T4 | 45.30 (37.71, 57.54) | 46.30 (40.15, 54.43) | 0.82 | 31.24 (19.93, 51.26) | 33.32 (22.10, 50.75) | 0.82 | 308.70 (173.52, 593.46) | 322.61 (174.94, 659.84) | 0.82 | 269.36 (139.44, 554.53) | 279.77 (186.05, 489.68) | 0.82 |
| T5 | 42.04 (29.60, 51.60) | 46.16 (35.37, 54.62) | 0.35 | 31.94 (17.24, 54.68) | 31.28 (25.75, 50.46) | 0.35 | 283.66 (146.31, 511.77) | 364.90 (173.39, 609.40) | 0.35 | 287.66 (153.18, 501.74) | 316.51 (215.40, 555.57) | 0.35 |
| T6 | 45.75 (30.66, 55.94) | 47.07 (37.20, 61.61) | 0.29 | 27.52 (20.86, 47.27) | 28.39 (21.66, 49.96) | 0.29 | 255.83 (162.03, 513.95) | 325.11 (161.59, 681.28) | 0.29 | 252.31 (115.47, 597.09) | 343.77 (219.05, 631.33) | 0.29 |
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