Heart rate variability, trait anxiety, and perceived stress among physically fit men and women

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-133

  Dishman, Rod K ^a   Nakamura, Yoshio ^a   Garcia, Melissa E ^b   Thompson, Ray W ^b   Dunn, Andrea L ^b   Blair, Steven N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b The Cooper Inst 12330 Preston Road ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Cardiac vagal; Heart rate; Nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART CYCLE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SUPINE POSITION; VAGUS NERVE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034256955     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(00)00085-4     Document Type: Article

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