Table 2 Comparison of pulse rate at four points among the four groups
Control group | Audio group | Visual group | Combination group | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-EGD (5 min after sitting on the sofa) (/min) | Mean | 66.8 | 65.5 | 64.1 | 65.4 | NS |
SD | 8.7 | 9.7 | 8.0 | 9.3 | ||
Max | 49 | 45 | 44 | 42 | ||
Min | 93 | 92 | 87 | 87 | ||
Pre-EGD (15 min after sitting on the sofa) (/min) | Mean | 66.7a | 62.8b | 60.3bc | 59.1c | < 0.001 |
SD | 9.7 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 7.8 | ||
Max | 95 | 94 | 85 | 80 | ||
Min | 47 | 43 | 42 | 40 | ||
Early half of EGD (/min) | Mean | 87.5 | 84.8 | 82.2 | 83.2 | NS |
SD | 17.9 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 15.8 | ||
Max | 136 | 120 | 135 | 120 | ||
Min | 56 | 51 | 46 | 55 | ||
Latter half of EGD (/min) | Mean | 76.2 | 73.8 | 72.5 | 70.9 | NS |
SD | 15.3 | 13.1 | 14.8 | 12.8 | ||
Max | 126 | 105 | 126 | 107 | ||
Min | 46 | 42 | 42 | 41 | ||
5 min after the end of EGD (/min) | Mean | 70.6a | 69.0b | 65.9bc | 65.4c | < 0.01 |
SD | 10.8 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.3 | ||
Max | 103 | 95 | 90 | 85 | ||
Min | 50 | 45 | 44 | 40 | ||