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Volume 21, Issue 7
  • ISSN: 1573-4013
  • E-ISSN: 2212-3881

Abstract

Introduction

Objective

To associate the level of adiposity, blood pressure, physical activity, and cardiac autonomic dysfunction.

Methods

This cross-sectional, population-based study included 285 individuals (average age: 45.1 ± 16.3 years) of both sexes. Body composition, blood pressure, and heart rate variability were assessed, along with physical activity levels. Spearman and Chi-square correlation tests were performed. For association analysis, binary logistic regression (Odds Ratio) was used.

Results

There was a significant association between body adiposity and both systolic and diastolic blood pressure for both sexes (=0.000). Additionally, a significant association was found between waist circumference and sympathetic nervous activity in the overall sample (=0.003). Men individuals with high waist circumference were more likely to have low levels of parasympathetic activity, as indicated by the SDNN (Standard deviation of all NN intervals) variable (=0.002). Regarding physical activity, there was a significant association with blood pressure. After adjusting for age, insufficiently active individuals were more likely to develop arterial hypertension (=0.08).

Conclusion

There is an association between high body adiposity and low levels of physical activity with increased blood pressure, and increased waist circumference is linked to a higher risk of autonomic dysfunction, thus raising the risk of diseases.

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Keyword(s): Abdominal fat; autonomic nervous system; blood pressure; heart rate; obesity; physical exercise

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