Relationship between heart rate variability and body mass index: A cross-sectional study of preschool children

•Heart rate variability and BMI are inversely related in preschool children.•One unit increase in BMI resulted in a reduction in RMSSD(ln) of 0.06%•Age, sex and physical activity levels did not influence this relationship. Reduced heart rate variability (HRV) is associated with overweight and obesit...

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Published in:Preventive medicine reports 2021-12, Vol.24, p.101638-101638, Article 101638
Main Authors: Speer, Kathryn E., Koenig, Julian, Telford, Rohan M., Olive, Lisa S., Mara, Jocelyn K., Semple, Stuart, Naumovski, Nenad, Telford, Richard D., McKune, Andrew J.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Internal Medicine
Physical activity
Regular
Vagal activity
‘Body mass index’ or ‘BMI’
‘Heart rate variability’ or ‘HRV’
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