Impact of Obesity on Cardiac Autonomic System Functioning in Military Police Officers.
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev
; 31(3): 321-327, 2024 May.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38735994
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Cardiac autonomic system functioning may be altered by obesity leading to cardiovascular diseases and associated complications. Military police officers are exposed to traditional and occupational risk factors for the development of CVD, however data on the cardiovascular health in this population is still scarce.AIM:
In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the impact of obesity on cardiac autonomic modulation and the hemodynamic profile in male active-duty military police officers.METHODS:
The body composition of the volunteers was assessed by octapolar electrical bioimpedance. Participants were classified as non-obese or obese in accordance with their body fat, with further subgroups as physically active obese or insufficiently active obese using International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Cardiac autonomic modulation was assessed by heart rate variability and the automatic oscillometric method allowed us to assess hemodynamic features.RESULTS:
102 military police officers from the state of São Paulo participated in the study. Cardiac autonomic modulation revealed significant impairment in time and frequency domains and non-linear methods in the obese group compared to the non-obese (p < 0.05). A higher physical activity level did not alter these results in the obese group. However, no significant differences in the hemodynamic profile were observed between groups (p > 0.05).CONCLUSION:
These findings suggest a negative association between obesity and cardiac autonomic modulation in military police officers, unaffected by increased physical activity.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Autonomic Nervous System
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Police
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Heart Rate
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Obesity
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
New Zealand