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R‐R Intervals of ECG in Depression
Author(s) -
Imaoka Kenji,
Inoue Hiroshi,
Inoue Yuichi,
Hazama Hidebumi,
Tanaka Takahiko,
Yamane Norikuni
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1985.tb00801.x
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , medicine , cardiology , psychology , economics , macroeconomics
ECG measurements of consecutive 100 R‐R intervals were done on depressive patients. The patient group presented lower mean values for coefficients of variation (CV) at each generation than the control group (normal subjects); the differences were significant especially for the subjects 40 to 49 years of age (P < 0.05) and for those 60 to 69 years of age (P < 0.01). These results can probably be regarded as a significant and objective index of autonomic disturbances in depression.