Effects of Adiposity and Prader-Willi Syndrome on Postexercise Heart Rate Recovery

Heart rate recovery (HRR) is an indicator of all-cause mortality in children and adults. We aimed to determine the effect of adiposity and Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS), a congenital form of obesity, on HRR. Sixteen children of normal weight (NW = body fat % ≤85th percentile, 9.4 ± 1.1 y), 18 children...

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Main Authors: Diobel M. Castner, Daniela A. Rubin, Daniel A. Judelson, Andrea M. Haqq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/384167