Table 4

 Effect of a 10 μg/m3 increase in fine PM on HRV measurements in those with and without CVD adjusted for relative humidity, temperature, age, and medication use

HRV measurementsAveraging timeCVDNon-CVD
Values are shown as percentage change from the median (95% CI) .
ln HF-HRV1 h3 (−19 to 32)− 5 (−34 to 36)
4 h8 (−16 to 38)− 7 (−36 to 34)
24 h8 (−19 to 43)− 9 (−40 to 40)
ln r-MSSD1 h− 4 (−11 to 4)5 (−8 to 20)
4 h− 5 (−12 to 3)7 (−6 to 23)
24 h− 5 (−13 to 3)3 (−11 to 21)
ln SDNN1 h2 (−4 to 8)− 1 (−15 to 16)
4 h3 (−3 to 9)− 1 (−16 to 16)
24 h1 (−5 to 8)1 (−15 to 22)