Abnormalities of the autonomic nervous system have been repeatedly shown in
hypertension. We studied the associations between being overweight, blood pressure …

Hypertension and obesity are risk factors for coronary heart diseases in adults. In turn,
childhood overweight and high blood pressure increase the risk of subsequent obesity and …

Background Obesity is associated with hypertension (HT) and high resting heart rate (HR),
as well as metabolic disturbances. However, little is known about how strongly these …

Background: Poor physical activity plays a key role in the development of obesity. Little is
known, however, about how much or the level of intensity of exercise that is needed to …

OBJECTIVES: To analyze the association between resting heart rate and blood pressure in
male children and adolescents and to identify if this association is mediated by important …

What is already known about this subject Aerobic exercise training is frequently used to
reduce risk factors for cardiovascular disease in obese adolescents. However, there is no …

Background: Childhood obesity, including overweight, continues increasing worldwide
affecting health expectancy, quality of life and healthcare expenditure. These subjects have …

Objective To determine the value of the supine heart rate as a marker of sympathetic tone by
assessing, in a large group of subjects, the relationships between this parameter and two …

Background: Childhood obesity has negative impact on heart-rate variability (HRV) and,
thereby, on the cardiovascular health of children and adolescents. Thus, physical-exercise …

Objective: The main objective of this cross-sectional study is to assess the cardiac
autonomic neural activity in the presence of abnormally increased body weight in youths …