Table 1

 Univariate logistic regression for time and frequency domain heart rate variability measurements and sudden death status at five years

MeasurementOdds ratio for sudden death for every 10% decrease in variable (95% CI)p Value
CI, confidence interval; SDNN, standard deviation of all NN intervals.
SDNN (ms)0.95 (0.88 to 1.02)0.15
Very low frequency power (ms2)1.01 (0.95 to 1.08)0.63
Low frequency power (ms2)0.96 (0.78 to 1.19)0.74
High frequency power (ms2)0.98 (0.84 to 1.14)0.84
Total power (ms2)1.00 (0.95 to 1.05)0.80