Impaired cardiac autonomic nervous system function is associated with pediatric hypertension independent of adiposity.
Justin R RyderMichael O'ConnellTyler A BoschLisa ChowKyle D RudserDonald R DengelClaudia K FoxJulia SteinbergerAaron S KellyPublished in: Pediatric research (2015)
These data suggest that impaired cardiac autonomic nervous system function, at rest, is associated with higher odds of being prehypertensive/hypertensive and higher SBP which may be independent of adiposity in youth.