The Role of Heart Rate on the Associations Between Body Composition and Heart Rate Variability in Children With Overweight/Obesity: The ActiveBrains Project

BackgroundHeart rate variability (HRV) is negatively associated with body mass index and adiposity in several populations. However, less information is available about this association in children with overweight and obesity, especially severe/morbid obesity, taking into consideration the dependence...

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Main Authors: Abel Plaza-Florido, Jairo H. Migueles, Jose Mora-Gonzalez, Pablo Molina-Garcia, Maria Rodriguez-Ayllon, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Irene Esteban-Cornejo, Socorro Navarrete, Rosa Maria Lozano, Nathalie Michels, Jerzy Sacha, Francisco B. Ortega
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2019.00895/full