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Is Active Lifestyle Related to Autonomic Nervous System Function and Lipid Profile in People with Overweight? A Study Pilot

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  • Alexis Espinoza-Salinas

    (Escuela de Kinesiología, Universidad Santo Tomás, Santiago 8320000, Chile
    Physical Performance and Sports Research Centre, University of Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Edgardo Molina-Sotomayor

    (Departamento de Educación Física, Facultad de Artes y Educación Física, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Santiago 8320000, Chile)

  • Johnattan Cano-Montoya

    (Pedagogía en Educación Física, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad San Sebastián, Valdivia 5090000, Chile)

  • Jose Antonio Gonzalez-Jurado

    (Physical Performance and Sports Research Centre, University of Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Sevilla, Spain)

Abstract

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.

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  • Alexis Espinoza-Salinas & Edgardo Molina-Sotomayor & Johnattan Cano-Montoya & Jose Antonio Gonzalez-Jurado, 2021. "Is Active Lifestyle Related to Autonomic Nervous System Function and Lipid Profile in People with Overweight? A Study Pilot," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-11, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:5:p:2439-:d:504865
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    1. Yehua Dennis Wei & Weiye Xiao & Ivis Garcia, 2021. "Neighborhood Environment, Active Commute, and Healthy BMI in Adolescents," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-14, July.

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