The Physical Effects of Aromatherapy in Alleviating Work-Related Stress on Elementary School Teachers in Taiwan

Table 3

The HRV one-way ANOVA results before and after synthetic essential oil treatment for all participants.

Indicators	Before (𝑛=29)	After (𝑛=29)	F	P
LF (ms^2)	9.5 ± 1.1	9.3 ± 1.2	0.43	0.511
HF (ms^2)	8.8 ± 1.2	9.0 ± 1.2	0.99	0.322
LF/HF (nu)	0.64 ± 1.01	0.34 ± 1.13	3.27	0.075
LF% (nu)	63.25 ± 20.11	57.09 ± 22.94	3.54	0.061
HF% (nu)	37.45 ± 20.10	43.64 ± 23.05	3.54	0.061
RRI (ms)	740.1 ± 85.9	760.2 ± 85.7	2.48	0.124

 *𝑃<0.05, **𝑃<0.01.