Obesity and parasympathetic reactivation of the heart following exercise testing in young male adults: a pilot study

In elderly people, obesity may induce changes in the autonomic nervous system via alteration of the balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. Little is known about obesity and parasympathetic reactivation following exercise testing, particularly in young people in Saudi Ar...

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Published in:Annals of Saudi medicine 2020-03, Vol.40 (2), p.113-119
Main Authors: Osailan, Ahmed M, Alqahtani, Badr, Elnaggar, Ragab
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adipose Tissue
Body Composition
Body Mass Index
Case-Control Studies
Electrocardiography
Exercise Test
Heart Rate
Humans
Male
Obesity - physiopathology
Original
Parasympathetic Nervous System - physiopathology
Pilot Projects
Waist-Hip Ratio
Young Adult
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Summary:In elderly people, obesity may induce changes in the autonomic nervous system via alteration of the balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. Little is known about obesity and parasympathetic reactivation following exercise testing, particularly in young people in Saudi Arabia, and its relationship with body composition parameters. Compare parasympathetic reactivation using heart rate recovery (HRR) following the exercise test between young obese and nonobese people and explore the association between body composition parameters with HRR. Cross-sectional study. University research lab. Twenty-seven young male college students underwent anthropometric measurements and treadmill exercise testing, during which the heart rate was monitored via 12-lead electro-cardiography. Participants were divided into a group (n=15) with high body fat percentage (>30%), and a group (n=12) with a normal body fat percentage (
ISSN:0256-4947
0975-4466
DOI:10.5144/0256-4947.2020.113