Cardiovascular rhythmicity in overweight and obese children

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Autores da FMUP

  • Ana Azevedo Cardoso Oliveira

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Participantes de fora da FMUP

  • Pinto-Silva, Catarina
  • Correia-Costa, Ana
  • Moura, Claudia
  • Mota, Claudia
  • Guerra, Antonio
  • Areias, Jose Carlos
  • Schaefer, Franz
  • Afonso, Alberto Caldas
  • Wuehl, Elke
  • Correia-Costa, Liane

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Abstract

Introduction: Obesity is thought to play a role in the disruption of cardiac rhythmicity in obese children, but this is mostly an unexplored field of investigation. We aimed to evaluate the impact of overweight and obesity on circadian and ultradian cardiovascular rhythmicity of prepubertal children, in comparison with normal weight counterparts. Methods: We performed a cross sectional study of 316 children, followed in the birth cohort Generation XXI (Portugal). Anthropometrics and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure were measured and profiles were examined with Fourier analysis for circadian and ultradian blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) rhythms. Results: Overweight/ obese children presented more frequently a non-dipping BP pattern than normal weight counterparts (31.5% vs. 21.6%, p = 0.047). The prevalence of 24-hour mean arterial pressure (MAP) and 8-hour HR rhythmicity was significantly lower in obese children (79.3% vs. 88.0%, p = 0.038 and 33.3% vs. 45.2%, p = 0.031, respectively). The prevalence of the remaining MAP and HR rhythmicity was similar in both groups. No differences were found in the median values of amplitudes and acrophases of MAP and HR rhythms. Discussion: The alterations found in rhythmicity suggest that circadian and ultradian rhythmicity analysis might be sensitive in detecting early cardiovascular dysregulations, but future studies are needed to reinforce our findings and to better understand their long-term implications.

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ISSN/ISSNe:
0101-2800, 2175-8239

JORNAL BRASILEIRO DE NEFROLOGIA  Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia

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Article
Páginas:
449-457

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Keywords

  • Pediatric Obesity; Circadian Rhythm; Ultradian Rhythm

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