Factors associated with parasympathetic activation following exercise in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Correlation of HRR1 and HRR2 with CVD risk, inflammatory markers, and wellbeing

	HRR1		HRR2
Variable	r	p	r	p
Cardiovascular risk factors
Age	−.27	.006	−.44	<.001
BMI	−.15	.14	−.08	.43
Resting SBP	−.18	.08	−.28	.005
Resting DBP	−.09	.38	−.10	.33
Triglycerides	−.31	.003	−.27	.008
HOMA	−.14	.18	−.27	.009
VO₂ peak	.33	.001	.41	<.001
Framingham risk score	−.29	.005	−.45	<.001
Inflammatory markers
WBC	−.23	.02	−.22	.04
Fibrinogen	−.32	.001	−.27	.009
hsCRP	−.22	.03	−.15	.13
ESR	−.26	.01	−.21	.03
Wellbeing
Vitality	.30	.004	.20	.05
HADS depression	−.18	.07	−.03	.81
HADS Anxiety	−.02	.87	.12	.21
Global fatigue	−.19	.054	−.03	.75
EuroQol	.26	.01	.12	.24

HADS, hospital anxiety and depression scale; EuroQol, European assessment for quality of life. All variables were corrected for gender. p value in bold indicate statistical significance

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