Table 3 Results of simple and multivariable regression between mercury and HRV and BP parameters

VLF (ms²)^{§ a}

-0.13

-0.12 (-0.26, 0.03)

-0.06 (-0.20, 0.07)

0.12**

LF (ms²)^{§ b}

-0.18*

-0.20* (-0.38, -0.03)

-0.01 (-0.18, 0.16)

0.21***

HF (ms²)^{§ c}

-0.11

-0.12 (-0.27, 0.03)

-0.01 (-0.17, 0.15)

0.17**

LF/HF ^{§ d}

-0.10

-0.22 (-0.51, 0.07)

0.01 (-0.33, 0.34)

0.24***

NN (ms) ^e

0.04

6.32 (-13.62, 26.27)

-5.75 (-27.90, 16.41)

0.19***

SDNN (ms)^{§ f}

-0.14*

-0.06* (-0.12, -0.001)

-0.056 (-0.12, 0.01)

0.09**

SDANN (ms)^{§ g}

-0.09

-0.05 (-0.11, 0.01)

-0.086* (-0.16, -0.01)

0.02

rMSSD (ms) ^{§ h}

-0.12

-0.06 (-0.12, 0.01)

-0.03 (-0.09, 0.04)

0.12**

pNN50 (%) ^{§ i}

-0.12

-0.19 (-0.39, 0.02)

-0.09 (-0.32, 0.13)

0.12*

CVRR (%) ^{§ j}

-0.18*

-0.07* (-0.12, -0.01)

-0.057 (-0.11, 0.001)

0.03*

SBP (mm Hg) ^k

0.25***

5.20*** (2.70, 7.70)

4.77* (1.12 – 8.42)

0.27***

DBP (mm Hg) ^l

0.01

0.13 (-1.44, 1.71)

1.99 (-0.29, 4.29)

0.08*

PP (mm Hg) ^m

0.33***

5.07*** (3.15 – 6.99)

3.40* (1.11 – 5.69)

0.41***