ArticlePhysiological reports2025
Higher hemoglobin levels are associated with adverse heart rate variability in a middle-aged birth cohort.
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- Associations of hemoglobin levels with structural knee MRI findings at 33 years of age in a general population-based birth cohort.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2026Article
- Higher hemoglobin levels are associated with adverse heart rate variability in a middle-aged birth cohort.Physiological reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
High hemoglobin (Hb) levels within normal variation range are considered beneficial. However, lower Hb levels within normal variation range are associated with healthier cardiovascular traits. Heart rate variability (HRV) and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) are dysregulated in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). We have shown in a hypertensive cohort that higher Hb levels are associated with impaired HRV and BRS. As CVDs are exacerbated by aging, conditions like hypertension and factors such as smoking, further studies on the association of Hb levels and HRV and BRS on younger and healthier populations are required for the generalization of these associations. The aims were to cross-sectionally study the association of Hb levels with HRV and BRS in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966) at 46 years (n = 5342) and to evaluate confounding factors, such as smoking, on these associations. Higher Hb levels within normal variation range were associated with adverse time-domain measures, including elevated heart rate (HR). Hb levels were negatively associated with high-frequency (HF) power and positively with the low frequency (LF) to HF ratio (LF/HF). These associations were influenced by sex, metabolic parameters, and smoking but were observed regardless of these factors. For BRS, adjusting for metabolic covariates nullified the association with Hb levels.
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