Heart Rate Variability in Shift Workers: Responses to Orthostatism and Relationships with Anthropometry, Body Composition, and Blood Pressure

In order to investigate the response of heart rate variability (HRV) components to postural change and their association with cardiovascular risk factors in shift workers, a cross-sectional study with 438 Brazilian males rotating shift workers was done. Anthropometric, body composition, and clinical...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2015-01, Vol.2015 (2015), p.1-8
Main Authors: Souza, Gabriela Guerra Leal, Sales, Maria Lilian, de Freitas, Silvia Nascimento, de Oliveira, José Magalhães, de Oliveira, Fernando Luiz Pereira, Alves, Henrique José de Paula, Souza, Breno Bernardes, Monteze, Nayara Mussi, do Nascimento Neto, Raimundo Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Anthropometry - methods
Behavior
Blood pressure
Blood Pressure - physiology
Body composition
Body Composition - physiology
Brazil - epidemiology
Computer Simulation
Health aspects
Heart beat
Heart rate
Heart Rate - physiology
Humans
Iron compounds
Male
Models, Biological
Models, Statistical
Mortality
Obesity
Physiological aspects
Postural Balance - physiology
Posture
Posture - physiology
Reproducibility of Results
Risk factors
Sensitivity and Specificity
Shift work
Studies
Work Schedule Tolerance - physiology
Workers
Working hours
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Summary:In order to investigate the response of heart rate variability (HRV) components to postural change and their association with cardiovascular risk factors in shift workers, a cross-sectional study with 438 Brazilian males rotating shift workers was done. Anthropometric, body composition, and clinical measures were collected. Electrocardiogram was recorded for 3 minutes, in the supine and orthostatic position, and HRV components were extracted. Descriptive analyses showed that mean values of body mass index, waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio, visceral fat area (VFA), and blood pressure (BP) were higher than the reference values. In the regression model, age, WC, VFA, and systolic BP showed negative association with HRV components. These findings suggest the need for determining effective strategies for the evaluation and promotion of health among shift workers focused on the altered variables.
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2015/329057