Heart rate variability related to season of birth: A replication study

Abstract

Low heart rate variability (HRV) has strongly been associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. With cardiovascular disease being the number one cause of global deaths, factors that influence its development are relevant to understand. Season of birth has been suggested as one of the factors influencing the development of HRV. The current study was set up to replicate the finding that men born in winter have higher HRV later in life compared to those born in other seasons. To this end, we studied a sample of 1,871 healthy participants from the Brain Resource International Database during rest and during task. Furthermore, sex and age differences and associations with personality traits and psychiatric symptoms were explored. We replicated the earlier finding that men born in winter have a lower ratio of low frequency (LF) power to high frequency (HF) power during rest compared to summer and fall, and, although less pronounced, higher HF compared to summer. A difference between summer and winter for LF/HF in men was internally replicated using data recorded during task. Additionally, for both sexes, LF/HF ratio increased with age, and LF and HF both decreased. In general, LF/HF was lower in women, but heart rate was higher. In men, low HRV was associated with depression and the personality trait openness. In conclusion, results from a large multicenter data set covering the entire lifespan demonstrate that HRV changes with age in both sexes and confirm that season of birth influences HRV later in life in men.

A frontal-vagal network theory for Major Depressive Disorder: Implications for optimizing neuromodulation techniques

“…Depression is found to be more common in women compared to men, in general, and HRV is lower in females as well [36]. However, there are some mixed findings for this assertion as gender differences in HRV seem to be age and measure dependent, and age is an important modulator of HRV [37]. Gender differences decrease with age, starting from 30 years old, and disappear around the age of 50, dependent on what measure for HRV is used [38].…”

Heart rate variability and its perspectives in anthropological studies (review)

“… ðàáîòå Èñåãåð ñ ñîàâòîðàìè äëÿ îáîèõ ïîëîâ ñ âîçðàñòîì îòìå÷àåòñÿ ñíèaeåíèå ìîùíîñòåé LF è HF, ñîïðîâîaeäàþùååñÿ óâåëè÷åíèåì ñîîòíîøåíèÿ LF/HF, ò.å. êîìïîíåíò HF ñíèaeàåòñÿ, âèäèìî, áîëåå èíòåíñèâíî [Iseger et al, 2019]. Î÷åíü íèçêàÿ âàðèàáåëüíîñòü ñåðäå÷íîãî ðèòìà îòìå÷åíà äëÿ ñòàðøåé âîçðàñòíîé ãðóïïû õàíòîâ, ÷òî, ïî ìíåíèþ àâòîðîâ, ÿâëÿåòñÿ ìàðêåðîì äîëãîaeèòåëüñòâà [Filatova et al, 2016].…”

“…Ñõîäíûå äàííûå ïîëó÷åíû Ñïèíà ñ ñîàâòîðàìè -ó aeåíùèí áîëåå âûðàaeåí âàãóñíûé òîíóñ, òîãäà êàê ó ìóae÷èí âûøå âêëàä ñèìïàòè÷åñêèõ âëèÿíèé [Spina et al, 2019]. Ïî äàííûì äðóãîãî èññëåäîâàíèÿ, ñîîòíîøåíèå LF/HF îêàçàëîñü íèaeå ó aeåíùèí, à ïóëüñ -ó ìóae÷èí [Iseger et al, 2019]. Íà âûáîðêå þíîøåé è äåâóøåê áûëà ïîêàçàíà çàâèñèìîñòü ÂÐÑ îò ñðåäíåé ÷àñòîòû ðèòìà -ñ óâåëè÷åíèåì ïîñëåäíåé âàðèàáåëüíîñòü ñåðäå÷íîãî ðèòìà ñíèaeàëàñü, ïðè÷åì ó þíîøåé áîëåå çíà÷èòåëüíî, ÷åì ó äåâóøåê (óâåëè÷åíèå ñðåäíåé ÷àñòîòû ñåðäå÷íîãî ðèòìà íà 10 êàðäèîöèêëîâ â ìèíóòó óìåíüøàëî âàðèàáåëüíîñòü ñåðäå÷íîãî ðèòìà ó þíîøåé íà 25,6 ìñ, à ó äåâóøåê òîëüêî íà 14,9 ìñ).…”

“…Òàêaeå ðàçëè÷èÿ ïî ñîîòíîøåíèþ LF/HF ìåaeäó ðîaeäåííûìè çèìîé è ëåòîì áûëè ïîêàçàíû äëÿ ìóae÷èí âî âðåìÿ âûïîëíåíèÿ ïîñòàâëåííîé ýêñïåðèìåíòàòîðàìè çàäà÷è. Ó ìóae÷èí íèçêèé óðîâåíü ÂÐÑ áûë àññîöèèðîâàí ñ äåïðåññèåé è òàêîé ëè÷íîñòíîé ÷åðòîé êàê îòêðûòîñòü [Iseger et al, 2019].…”

The Role of Gene Encoding Variation ofDRD4in the Relationship between Inattention and Seasonal Daylight

“…In addition to the acute effects of fluctuation in light exposure, intensity of and seasonal changes after birth have been hypothesized to have phase-sensitive learning effects (also termed 'imprinting') on the circadian system (34)(35)(36); such phase-sensitive effects have been confirmed for heart rate variability in adulthood (37,38). Likewise, the early lighting environment is thought to shape later adult circadian rhythms (39).…”