Table 4

Significant difference of percentage changes in HRV measures between RSA test and YY intermittent recovery test level 1

RSA testYY testp ValuePower
Control group
%nVLFP (%)961 (132–2722)*455 (67–849)0.0050.96
%VLHR (%)136 (9–264)*41 (11–93)0.0130.84
Futsal group
%TP (%)−97.48 (97.9– −94.8)*−92.8 (−96.4– −90.9)0.0271
%VLFP (%)−93.99 (−98– −90.6)*−86.5 (−93.4– −78.9)0.0201
%LFP (%)−97.36 (−98.4– −96)*−93.3 (−96.5– −88.6)0.0271
  • Data are presented as median values (25–75 centile).

  • *p<0.05 vs YY test.

  • %LFP, percentage of low-frequency power; %TP, percentage of total power; %VLFP, percentage of very-low-frequency power; %VLHR, %VLFP/percentage of high-frequency power ratio; HRV, heart rate variability; nVLFP, normalised VLFP; RSA, repeated sprint ability; YY, Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level 1.