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ArticleJournal of sport and health science2023

Chronotropic incompetence is more frequent in obese adolescents and relates to systemic inflammation and exercise intolerance.

Wouter M A Franssen, Charly Keytsman, Nastasia Marinus, Kenneth Verboven, Bert O Eijnde, Lisa van Ryckeghem, Paul Dendale, Renate Zeevaert, Guy Massa, Dominique Hansen

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Article in Journal of sport and health science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wouter M A FranssenRehabilitation Research Centre (REVAL), Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt 3500, Belgium; Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt 3500, Belgium. Electronic address: wouter.franssen@uhasselt.be.
Charly KeytsmanRehabilitation Research Centre (REVAL), Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt 3500, Belgium; Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt 3500, Belgium.
Nastasia MarinusRehabilitation Research Centre (REVAL), Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt 3500, Belgium.
Kenneth VerbovenRehabilitation Research Centre (REVAL), Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt 3500, Belgium; Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt 3500, Belgium.
Bert O EijndeBiomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt 3500, Belgium; ADLON Sports Medical Center, Hasselt 3500, Belgium.
Lisa van RyckeghemRehabilitation Research Centre (REVAL), Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt 3500, Belgium; Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt 3500, Belgium.
Paul DendaleBiomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt 3500, Belgium; Heart Centre Hasselt, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt 3500, Belgium.
Renate ZeevaertDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt 3500, Belgium.
Guy MassaBiomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt 3500, Belgium; Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt 3500, Belgium.
Dominique HansenRehabilitation Research Centre (REVAL), Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt 3500, Belgium; Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt 3500, Belgium; Heart Centre Hasselt, Jessa Hospital, Hasselt 3500, Belgium.
Hasselt University · BEJessa Hospital · BE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdults with obesity may display disturbed cardiac chronotropic responses during cardiopulmonary exercise testing, which relates to poor cardiometabolic health and an increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events. It is unknown whether cardiac chronotropic incompetence (CI) during maximal exercise is already present in obese adolescents and, if so, how that relates to cardiometabolic health.

methodsSixty-nine obese adolescents (body mass index standard deviation score = 2.23 ± 0.32, age = 14.1 ± 1.2 years; mean ± SD) and 29 lean adolescents (body mass index standard deviation score = -0.16 ± 0.84, age = 14.0 ± 1.5 years) performed a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing from which indicators for peak performance were determined. The resting heart rate and peak heart rate were used to calculate the maximal chronotropic response index. Biochemistry (lipid profile, glycemic control, inflammation, and leptin) was studied in fasted blood samples and during an oral glucose tolerance test within obese adolescents. Regression analyses were applied to examine associations between the presence of CI and blood or exercise capacity parameters, respectively, within obese adolescents.

resultsCI was prevalent in 32 out of 69 obese adolescents (46%) and 3 out of 29 lean adolescents (10%). C-reactive protein was significantly higher in obese adolescents with CI compared to obese adolescents without CI (p = 0.012). Furthermore, peak oxygen uptake and peak cycling power output were significantly reduced (p < 0.05) in obese adolescents with CI vs. obese adolescents without CI. The chronotropic index was independently related to blood total cholesterol (standardized coefficient β = -0.332; p = 0.012) and C-reactive protein concentration (standardized coefficient β = -0.269; p = 0.039).

conclusionCI is more common in the current cohort of obese adolescents, and is related to systemic inflammation and exercise intolerance.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesPediatric ObesityAdolescentAdultChildC-Reactive ProteinExercise TestHumansInflammationC-Reactive ProteinAdolescentsCardiometabolic healthExercise toleranceHeart rateObesity

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PMID33529767
PMCPMC10105027
OpenAlexW3129000215

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