Influence of demographic, anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics on heart rate and its variability in the population

Fagard, Robert; Pardaens, Karel; Staessen, Jan A.

doi:10.1097/00004872-199917110-00013

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“…Consequently, there were higher LF/HF ratio values in the standing position than in the supine position. This stimulation of sympathetic nervous system modulation in response to postural change has also been observed in other studies on different populations (22,32,33).…”

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“…the standing position in the women's group, indicating a reduction of parasympathetic modulation caused by the postural change maneuver in female subjects. Fagard et al (32) also found a reduction in vagal modulation evident in decreased HF indexes; however, the reduction occurred in both genders and not only in women, as observed in the present study. Nevertheless, these investigators evaluated a wide age range (from 25 to 89 years), which might have been responsible for the differences in results between the two studies.…”

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confidence: 60%

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Spectral and symbolic analysis of the effect of gender and postural change on cardiac autonomic modulation in healthy elderly subjects

Perseguini

Takahashi

Rebelatto

et al. 2011

Braz J Med Biol Res

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Section: Position Effectsupporting

confidence: 86%

Section: Position Effectsupporting

confidence: 60%

Spectral and symbolic analysis of the effect of gender and postural change on cardiac autonomic modulation in healthy elderly subjects

Perseguini

Takahashi

Rebelatto

et al. 2011

Braz J Med Biol Res

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“…However, Hoikuri et al investigated subjects that were middle-aged 24) . The lower LF/HF ratio was also observed in women at young age in comparison with men 25) . Bigger et al reported that men had higher LF and VLF parameters than women 26) .…”

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The Influence of the Call with a Mobile Phone on Heart Rate Variability Parameters in Healthy Volunteers

Andrzejak

Poręba

et al. 2008

Ind Health

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It is possible that electromagnetic field (EMF) generated by mobile phones (MP) may have an influence on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and modulates the function of circulatory system. The aim of the study was to estimate the influence of the call with a mobile phone on heart rate variability (HRV) in young healthy people. The time and frequency domain HRV analyses were performed to assess the changes in sympathovagal balance in a group of 32 healthy students with normal electrocardiogram (ECG) and echocardiogram at rest. The frequency domain variables were computed: ultra low frequency (ULF) power, very low frequency ( The tone of the parasympathetic system measured indirectly by analysis of heart rate variability was increased while sympathetic tone was lowered during the call with use of a mobile phone. It was shown that the call with a mobile phone may change the autonomic balance in healthy subjects. Changes in heart rate variability during the call with a mobile phone could be affected by electromagnetic field but the influence of speaking cannot be excluded.

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“…Leuven. The sampling unit consisted of randomly recruited households in a Flemish rural area in Belgium [5,12] and of nuclear families in the other centres [13]. The study was approved by the ethics committee of each centre and the subjects gave informed consent.…”

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Sympathetic activity, assessed by power spectral analysis of heart rate variability, in white-coat, masked and sustained hypertension versus true normotension

Fagard

Stolarz

Kuznetsova

et al. 2007

Journal of Hypertension

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Objective To assess, in a population-based approach, sympathetic nervous system activity by the use of power spectral analysis of heart rate variability, in normotension, white-coat hypertension, masked hypertension and sustained hypertension.Methods The electrocardiographic RR interval was registered in the supine and standing positions and the lowfrequency and high-frequency components of its variability were quantified. Cut-off values of 140/90 mmHg for conventional blood pressure and 135/85 mmHg for daytime ambulatory blood pressure were used to define the four blood pressure groups.Results After exclusion of patients with diabetes, myocardial infarction or treated hypertension, 1485 subjects with complete data remained for the analysis in the supine position. Age averaged 39 W 14 years; 54% were women. Conventional and ambulatory blood pressure averaged, respectively, 122 W 16/79 W 11 mmHg and 124 W 12/ 77 W 8 mmHg. After adjusting for demographic, anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics, the lowfrequency to high-frequency ratio (geometric mean) averaged 0.81 in normotension and was significantly higher in white-coat hypertension (1.11; P < 0.001), based on a higher low-frequency component and a lower high-frequency component (P < 0.01). This ratio was not significantly different between normotension, masked hypertension (0.97) and sustained hypertension (0.93). The adjusted standing-tosupine ratio of the high-frequency component (geometric mean) was significantly higher in sustained hypertension (0.50) than in normotension (0.39; P < 0.01), but not in white-coat (0.40) and masked hypertension (0.45).Conclusion The findings at rest are compatible with increased sympathetic activity and decreased parasympathetic modulation in white-coat hypertension, with normal autonomic cardiac regulation in masked and sustained hypertension. In addition, sustained hypertension is characterized by a blunted decrease of the high-frequency component on standing.

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Influence of demographic, anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics on heart rate and its variability in the population

Cited by 90 publications

References 32 publications

Spectral and symbolic analysis of the effect of gender and postural change on cardiac autonomic modulation in healthy elderly subjects

Spectral and symbolic analysis of the effect of gender and postural change on cardiac autonomic modulation in healthy elderly subjects

The Influence of the Call with a Mobile Phone on Heart Rate Variability Parameters in Healthy Volunteers

Sympathetic activity, assessed by power spectral analysis of heart rate variability, in white-coat, masked and sustained hypertension versus true normotension

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