Body mass index contributes to sympathovagal imbalance in prehypertensives

Table 5 Multiple regression analysis of LF-HF ratio (as dependable variable) with various other associated factors (as independent variables) in the entire prehypertensive group (n = 63)

Independent variables	Standardized regression coefficient B	95% C.I.		p values
		Lower bound	Upper bound
Age	0.018	−0.043	0.051	0.871
BMI	0.392	0.046	0.179	0.001
BHR	0.276	0.004	0.053	0.022
SBP	−0.036	−0.058	0.042	0.755
DBP	0.187	−0.015	0.158	0.101

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