Clinical Study

The Effects of Passive Simulated Jogging on Short-Term Heart Rate Variability in a Heterogeneous Group of Human Subjects

Table 1

Study Participants.

SubjectGenderAge (yrs)BMI (kg/m2)BL Seated  
HR (bpm)
BL Supine  
HR (bpm)
Medications

1M5527.87575Metoprolol/Metformin/Losartan
2F5030.36764Lisinopril/Metformin/Levothyroxine
3F5231.46570
4F4132.39077
5M3129.86559
6F4520.96960
7F3120.56773
8F3823.27969
9F4433.56878
10F4735.47378
11M6029.36466
12M6830.76355
13F8831.16762Atenolol/Amlodipine
14M61247878Metoprolol
15F6129.67470Lisinopril/Insulin
15F6427.26570Lisinopril/Metformin
17F6928.95760
18M6832.16262Atenolol
19M6325.87372Atenolol
20M6028.26359

MEAN66.228.766.665.4
SD14.24.07.57.4

Legend: Characteristics of subjects enrolled in the study, including age (years), calculated body mass index (BMI (kg/m2)), Baseline (BL) seated, and supine heart rate (bpm=beats per min). There were 12 female subjects and 8 male subjects. Eight of the subjects were hypertensive on medications, of these 4 had type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Mean and Standard Deviation (SD).