Relationship Between Body Composition Components and Functional State of the Autonomic Nervous System in Primary School Children with Overweight

Authors

  • Petrik Kyu, Kostenchak-Svystak Oe

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs221621060

Keywords:

fat content,  heart  rate  variability,  obesity,  BMI.

Abstract

Objective:  Obesity  and  overweight  in  children  is  a  socio-economic  and  medical  problem  around  the  world.  [1]  Target  organs  for  the  influence  of  excess  fat  are  the  heart,  blood  vessels,  kidneys,  liver  and  others.  Therefore, more  and  more  scientists  and  health  professionals  try  to  detect,  prevent  and  control  childhood  obesity.  [2]

Methods:  72  children  aged  10-11  years  were  examined  by  body  composition  parameters  using  the  bioimpedance  method  on  Tanita  BC-601  analyzer  scales.  Heart  rate  variability  and  autonomic  nervous  system  status  were  assessed  using  a  “CardioLab”  electrocardiograph.

Results:  Both  BMI  and  total  body  fat,  visceral  fat  and  fat  free  mass  were  statistically  significantly  correlated  with  the  activity  of  the  sympathetic  and  parasympathetic  systems.  As  the  total  fat  content  of  the  body  increased,  the  total  power  of  the  regulatory  systems  decreased.  Visceral  fat  content  was  statistically  significantly  affected  by  both  ANS  systems,  but  there  was  a  stronger  association  between  visceral  fat  and  the  sympathetic  nervous  system.

Conclusion:  The  data  obtained  can  serve  as  an  impetus  for  the  identification  of  children  with  autonomic  dysfunction  and  overweight  to  develop  corrective  and  preventive  programs  for  the  prevention  of  CVD  by  normalizing  the  body  composition.

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Petrik Kyu, Kostenchak-Svystak Oe. (2022). Relationship Between Body Composition Components and Functional State of the Autonomic Nervous System in Primary School Children with Overweight. Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences, 16(02), 1060. https://doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs221621060