Analysis of Sinus Variability in a Group of Cameroonian Athletes

Table 4

Repartition of the study population according to the ancova analysis.

Variables	Adjusted mean			F	df	value	value
	Sedentary	Footballers	Handballers
SDNN	15.64 ± 3.36	30.49 ± 2.47^b	29.05 ± 2.36^a	5.978	2–55	0.179	0.004
RMSSD	11.14 ± 2.54	20.04 ± 1.87^a	16.21 ± 1.78	3.606	2–55	0.116	0.034
TP	255.62 ± 136.50	828.36 ± 100.37^b	928.30 ± 95.70^b	7.158	2–55	0.207	0.002

Each value represents the mean ± MSE, ^a. ^b and ^c denote significant difference from sedentary people. df: degree of freedom; : partial Eta squared value; RMSSD: root mean square of the successive differences; SDNN: the standard deviation of the interbeat interval of normal sinus beats; TP: total power.