Table 2

Spectral data of 42 patients with primary SS and 30 healthy controls during supine rest and orthostatic challenge. All values are presented as mean (SD)

Supine rest60 degree tilt
2APatientsControlsp ValuePatientsControlsp Value
IBI852 (131)906 (115)NS747 (105)795 (117)<0.05
HR7066NS8076<0.05
CVHR4.71 (2.4)5.16 (1.7)NS5.15 (2.5)4.88 (1.5)NS
MFB HR5.57 (1.2)6.35 (0.9)<0.056.08 (1.1)6.38 (1.0)NS
HFB HR6.05 (1.5)6.16 (0.7)NS5.43 (1.3)5.53 (0.8)NS
SBP134 (21.6)123 (15.6)NS142 (21.8)124 (17.3)<0.01
CVSBP3.52 (1.3)4.84 (2.3)<0.015.10 (2.0)5.26 (1.5)NS
MFB SBP4.89 (0.8)5.19 (0.8)NS6.27 (0.7)6.14 (0.9)NS
DBP66 (8.9)69 (10.8)NS75 (12.o)76 (10.8)NS
CVDBP4.32 (1.5)4.19 (1.5)NS6.37 (3.0)4.33 (1.0)<0.01
BRS MFB8.93 (5.0)12.69 (8.7)NS4.40 (2.1)6.79 (2.8)<0.01
PatientsControls
2BRestTiltp ValueRestTiltp Value
IBI, interbeat interval (ms); HR, heart rate (beats/min); CVHR, variation coefficient heart rate; MFB HR, log power mid-frequency band heart rate; HFB HR, log power high-frequency band heart rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure (mm Hg); CVSBP, variation coefficient systolic blood pressure; MFB SBP, log power mid-frequency band systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg); CVDBP, variation coefficient diastolic blood pressure; BRS MFB, baroreflex sensitivity index (mid-frequency band); NS, non-significant.
IBI852 (131)747 (105)<0.001906 (115)795 (117)<0.001
HR7080<0.0016676<0.001
CVHR4.71 (2.4)5.15 (2.5)NS5.16 (1.7)4.88 (1.5)<0.001
MFB HR5.57 (1.2)6.08 (1.1)<0.016.35 (0.9)6.38 (1.0)NS
HFB HR6.05 (1.5)5.43 (1.3)<0.016.16 (0.7)5.53 (0.8)<0.001
SBP134 (21.6)142 (21.8)<0.001123 (15.6)124 (17.3)NS
CVSBP3.52 (1.3)5.10 (2.0)<0.0014.84 (2.3)5.26 (1.5)NS
MFB SBP4.89 (0.8)6.27 (0.7)<0.0015.19 (0.8)6.14 (0.9)<0.001
DBP66 (8.9)75 (12.0)<0.00169 (10.8)76 (10.8)<0.001
CVDBP4.32 (1.5)6.37 (3.0)<0.0014.19 (1.5)4.33 (1.0)NS
BRS MFB8.93 (5.0)4.40 (2.1)<0.00112.69 (8.7)6.79 (2.8)<0.001