Table 3 Changes in the LF%, LF/HF, and HF over time in the three groups

Group

A-a group (n = 50)

7.86 (−0.23-15.95)

0.06

0.79 (0.04-1.54)

0.04*

−0.22 (−1.31-0.87)

0.69

A group (n = 61)

0.25 (−7.00-7.49)

0.95

0.43 (−0.25-1.11)

0.22

0.35 (−0.68-1.37)

0.51

Control group (Reference, n = 49)

Time

1 ^st week

−3.29 (−6.69-3.12)

0.32

−0.01 (−0.69-0.66)

0.98

−0.20 (−1.12-0.73)

0.68

2 ^nd week

1.94 (−4.51-8.39)

0.56

0.21 (−0.47-0.89)

0.55

−0.16 (−1.10-0.78)

0.74

3 ^rd week

−5.68 (−12.63-1.27)

0.11

−0.06 (−0.79-0.68)

0.87

0.06 (−0.95-1.06)

0.91

4 ^th week

−1.06 (−7.70-5.58)

0.75

0.06 (−0.64-0.76)

0.87

−0.36 (−1.31-0.60)

0.47

Post-test

−1.73 (−8.86-5.39)

0.63

0.05 (−0.70-0.80)

0.90

−0.07 (−1.09-0.96)

0.90

Post-3 wks

−0.77 (−7.50-5.96)

0.82

0.11 (−0.60-0.82)

0.76

−0.20 (−1.17-0.77)

0.69

Group x Time

A-a group x 1 ^st week

−1.51 (−11.05-8.20)

0.76

−0.45 (−1.44-0.54)

0.37

1.00 (−0.33-2.34)

0.14

A-a group x 2 ^nd week

−8.93 (−18.37-0.51)

0.06

−0.82 (−1.80-0.16)

0.10

2.91 (1.60-4.23)

<0.01*

A-a group x 3 ^rd week

−9.38 (−19.35-0.60)

0.07

−0.91 (−1.94-0.12)

0.08

8.54 (7.17-9.92)

<0.01*

A-a group x 4 ^th week

−12.34 (−22.16 to −2.5)

0.01*

−1.09 (−2.11 to −0.07)

0.04*

5.45 (4.08-6.82)

<0.01*

A-a group x post-test

−9.90 (−20.15-0.34)

0.06

−0.83 (−1.89-0.23)

0.13

0.68 (−0.76-2.11)

0.36

A-a group x post-3 wks

−7.16 (−17.27-2.96)

0.17

−0.50 (−1.55-0.55)

0.35

0.54 (−0.87-1.96)

0.45

A group x 1 ^st week

−5.39 (−13.87-3.91)

0.21

−0.50 (−1.39-0.40)

0.28

−0.43 (−1.65-0.80)

0.49

A group x 2 ^nd week

−12.09 (−20.6 to −3.59)

0.01*

−0.15 (−1.05-0.75)

0.75

0.27 (−0.96-1.50)

0.67

A group x 3 ^rd week

0.39 (−8.57-9.35)

0.93

−0.47 (−1.41-0.48)

0.33

−0.42 (−1.65-0.80)

0.52

A group x 4 ^th week

−5.74 (−14.43-2.95)

0.20

−0.71 (−1.63-0.20)

0.13

1.58 (0.32-2.83)

0.01*

A group x post-test

−8.98 (−18.33-0.36)

0.06

−0.69 (−1.67-0.29)

0.17

0.88 (−0.47-2.22)

0.20

A group x post-3 wks

−2.09 (−11.32-7.14)

0.57

−0.48 (−1.46-0.49)

0.33

0.45 (−0.89-1.78)

0.51