Is Active Lifestyle Related to Autonomic Nervous System Function and Lipid Profile in People with Overweight? A Study Pilot

Autonomic nervous system function is an important predictor of physical fitness. The objective of this study was to find out the associations of autonomic activity parameters, lipid profile, insulin concentrations, and insulin resistance in overweight men with the level of physical activity. A descr...

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Published in:Sustainability 2021-03, Vol.13 (5), p.2439
Main Authors: Espinoza-Salinas, Alexis, Molina-Sotomayor, Edgardo, Cano-Montoya, Johnattan, Gonzalez-Jurado, Jose Antonio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autonomic nervous system
Body fat
Body mass index
Body weight
Cholesterol
Correlation analysis
Fasting
Heart rate
Homeostasis
Insulin
Insulin resistance
Lifestyles
Lipids
Lipoproteins (very low density)
Low density lipoprotein
Metabolism
Nervous system
Obesity
Overweight
Pandemics
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Questionnaires
Risk factors
Standard deviation
Statistical analysis
Weight control
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Summary:Autonomic nervous system function is an important predictor of physical fitness. The objective of this study was to find out the associations of autonomic activity parameters, lipid profile, insulin concentrations, and insulin resistance in overweight men with the level of physical activity. A descriptive and correlational study was carried out in 28 overweight men: 14 physically active (PA) and 14 physically inactive (PI). The following variables were assessed: Level of physical activity, HRV (heart rate variability), basal insulin, HOMA-IR index (Homeostasis Model Assessment Insulin-Resistance), and lipid profile. The main results show a positive correlation between the spectral parameters of the HRV and total cholesterol (r = 0.24), LDL (r = 0.59), VLDL (r = 0.86), and insulin (r = 0.88) of sedentary people, evidencing a directly proportional correlation with BMI. We conclude that weight gain and a sedentary lifestyle are associated with an increase in sympathetic discharge, which, in turn, is associated with an increase in lipid profile and insulin levels.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su13052439