Resting high-frequency heart rate variability moderates the association between early-life adversity and body adiposity.
Autor: Curtis, David S.; Fuller-Rowell, Thomas E.; Hinnant, J. Benjamin; Kaeppler, Alexander K.; Doan, Stacey N.
Publication year: 2020
Journal of health psychology
issn:1461-7277 1359-1053
doi: 10.1177/1359105317739964
Abstract:
This study investigates resting high-frequency heart rate variability as a moderator of the association between early-life adversity and two measures of body adiposity. Data were collected from 149 young adults attending a large university in the Midwestern United States (M(age) = 18.8 years; 45% black; 55% white; 56% female). Self-reported early-life adversity was associated with greater waist-to-height ratio and body mass index. The strength of these associations was moderated by high-frequency heart rate variability, such that the link was stronger for individuals with lower heart rate variability. Resting high-frequency heart rate variability thus has potential health significance as a biomarker of stress vulnerability.
Language: eng
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Pmid: 29250997
Tags: Humans; Female; Male; Adolescent; Young Adult; Body Mass Index; obesity; Heart Rate; Obesity; *Adiposity; *Adverse Childhood Experiences; early-life adversity; heart rate variability; Midwestern United States; stress vulnerability; Waist Circumference
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29250997/
