Heart Rate Variability During Waking and Sleep in Healthy Males and Females

The study goal was to investigate autonomic activity with heart rate variability analysis during different sleep stages in males and females.The study utilized a 2 Groups (males, females) x 4 States (waking, stage 2 sleep, stage 4 sleep, rapid-eye movement sleep) mixed design with one repeated, within-subjects factor (i.e., state).The study was carried out in the sleep laboratory of the Thomas N. Lynn Institute for Healthcare...