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Fractal correlations and linear analyses of heart rate variability in healthy young people with different levels of physical activity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2019

Íbis A. P. Moraes Open the ORCID record for Íbis A. P. Moraes [Opens in a new window] ,
Talita D. Silva ,
Thais Massetti ,
Lilian D. C. Menezes ,
Vivian F. Ribeiro ,
Ligia M. C. C. Tropiano ,
Viviani Barnabé ,
Rosangela A. Hoshi ,
Carlos B. M. Monteiro  and
Marcelo Fernandes
Íbis A. P. Moraes*
Affiliation:
Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences of the School of Medicine, University of São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, Brazil Department of Physical Therapy, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil
Talita D. Silva
Affiliation:
Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences of the School of Medicine, University of São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, Brazil Department of Cardiology, Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
Thais Massetti
Affiliation:
Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences of the School of Medicine, University of São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, Brazil
Lilian D. C. Menezes
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
Vivian F. Ribeiro
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
Ligia M. C. C. Tropiano
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Therapy, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil
Viviani Barnabé
Affiliation:
Medical School, University City of Sao Paulo - UNICID, São Paulo, Brazil
Rosangela A. Hoshi
Affiliation:
University Hospital, University of São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, Brazil
Carlos B. M. Monteiro
Affiliation:
Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences of the School of Medicine, University of São Paulo - USP, São Paulo, Brazil
Marcelo Fernandes
Affiliation:
Department of Physical Therapy, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil
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Author for correspondence: Í. A. P. Moraes, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Cipotânea, 51, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP 05360-160, Brazil. Tel: +55 11 95559 4329; Fax: +55 11 3085.3452; E-mail: ibisariana@yahoo.com.br
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Abstract

Changes in cardiac autonomic regulation, expressed by increased sympathetic activity and decreased heart rate variability, have an important relationship with the onset of lethal cardiac phenomena. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the cardiac autonomic behaviour in young people according to their level of physical activity. Through the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, 55 healthy young non-smokers with no history of previous diseases and whose parents did not suffer from metabolic syndrome were assessed and divided into groups: sedentary (n=12), insufficiently active (n=16), active (n=14), and very active (n=13). We collected respiratory rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure at rest, and body mass index. Subjects remained supine at rest, and without mental stress for 15 minutes in a controlled environment. Using a cardiofrequency meter (Polar® RS800CX), data were analysed in the time domain, frequency domain, and detrended fluctuation analysis. For the sedentary group, the mean RR and rMSSD were significantly lower, and the insufficiently active group showed higher means, but significantly only for rMSSD. The insufficiently active group showed in the detrended fluctuation analysis that α2 was significantly lower compared with the sedentary, active, and very active groups. We conclude that young, healthy, sedentary individuals present an increased heart rate and that insufficiently active individuals present a decreased fractal correlation and increased parasympathetic activity.

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Autonomic nervous systemheart ratesympathetic nervous system

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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 29 , Issue 10 , October 2019 , pp. 1236 - 1242
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