ArticleFrontiers in physiology2019
The Role of Heart Rate on the Associations Between Body Composition and Heart Rate Variability in Children With Overweight/Obesity: The ActiveBrains Project.
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ActiveBrains: Effects of an Exercise-based Randomized Controlled Trial on Cognition, Brain Structure and Brain Function in Overweight/Obese Preadolescent Children
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
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Abstract
backgroundHeart rate variability (HRV) is negatively associated with body mass index and adiposity in several populations. However, less information is available about this association in children with overweight and obesity, especially severe/morbid obesity, taking into consideration the dependence of HRV on heart rate (HR).
objectives(1) to examine associations between body composition measures and HRV, (2) to study differences in HRV between children with overweight and severe/morbid obesity; and (3) to test whether relationships and differences tested in objectives 1 and 2, respectively are explained by the dependency of HRV on HR.
methodsA total of 107 children with overweight/obesity (58% boys, 10.03 ± 1.13 years) participated in this study. Body composition measures were evaluated by Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). HRV parameters were measured with Polar RS800CX
resultsBody composition measures were negatively associated with HRV indicators of parasympathetic activity (β values ranging from -0.207 to -0.307, all
conclusionAll associations between adiposity/obesity and HRV could be explained by HR, suggesting a key confounding role of HR in HRV studies in children with weight disturbances.
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