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Influence of physical fitness and weight status on autonomic cardiac modulation in children.

Pedro Á Latorre-RománAna de la Casa PérezDavid Pancorbo-SerranoPedro J Consuegra-GonzalezJesús Salas-SánchezMarcos Muñoz-JiménezJerónimo Aragón VelaJuan M Ramírez LucasJosé Carlos Cabrera-LinaresJuan A Párraga-Montilla
Published in: Pediatric research (2023)
The current study presents reference values of autonomic cardiac function in Caucasian children according to weight status and cardiorespiratory fitness level. Aerobic performance, vagal activity, blood pressure, chronotropic competence, and heart rate during the recovery period after exercise have significant associations with cardiometabolic risk parameters. Children with overweight and obesity show signs of autonomic dysfunction reflected as low cardiac vagal activity and poor chronotropic competence.
Keyphrases
  • heart rate
  • blood pressure
  • heart rate variability
  • young adults
  • physical activity
  • body mass index
  • high intensity
  • left ventricular
  • hypertensive patients
  • weight gain
  • african american