Relationship between heart rate variability and body mass index: A cross-sectional study of preschool children

Reduced heart rate variability (HRV) is associated with overweight and obesity in adults. However, little is known about this relationship in early childhood. We investigated the relationship between resting vagally-mediated HRV and body mass index (BMI) in Australian preschool children. Children we...

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Published in:	Preventive Medicine Reports
Main Authors:	Kathryn E. Speer, Julian Koenig, Rohan M. Telford, Lisa S. Olive, Jocelyn K. Mara, Stuart Semple, Nenad Naumovski, Richard D. Telford, Andrew J. McKune
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-12-01
Subjects:	‘Heart rate variability’ or ‘HRV’ ‘Vagal activity’ ‘Body mass index’ or ‘BMI’ Children ‘Physical activity’
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335521003296