Prenatal Developmental Origins of Early Brain and Behavior Development, of Self-Regulation in Adolescence, and of Cognition and Central and Autonomic Nervous System Function in Adulthood

Author(s):  
Bea R. H. Van den Bergh
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2439
Author(s):  
Alexis Espinoza-Salinas ◽  
Edgardo Molina-Sotomayor ◽  
Johnattan Cano-Montoya ◽  
Jose Antonio Gonzalez-Jurado

Autonomic nervous system function is an important predictor of physical fitness. The objective of this study was to find out the associations of autonomic activity parameters, lipid profile, insulin concentrations, and insulin resistance in overweight men with the level of physical activity. A descriptive and correlational study was carried out in 28 overweight men: 14 physically active (PA) and 14 physically inactive (PI). The following variables were assessed: Level of physical activity, HRV (heart rate variability), basal insulin, HOMA-IR index (Homeostasis Model Assessment Insulin-Resistance), and lipid profile. The main results show a positive correlation between the spectral parameters of the HRV and total cholesterol (r = 0.24), LDL (r = 0.59), VLDL (r = 0.86), and insulin (r = 0.88) of sedentary people, evidencing a directly proportional correlation with BMI. We conclude that weight gain and a sedentary lifestyle are associated with an increase in sympathetic discharge, which, in turn, is associated with an increase in lipid profile and insulin levels.


1990 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reetta Kälviäinen ◽  
Tapani Keränen ◽  
Juha Mustonen ◽  
Esko Länsimies ◽  
Paavo Johannes Riekkinen

Author(s):  
Zoe M. Jenkins ◽  
David J. Castle ◽  
Nina Eikelis ◽  
Andrea Phillipou ◽  
Gavin W. Lambert ◽  
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