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26/Nov/2020
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO5100
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the effect of air pollution on heart rate variability in overweight individuals. Methods: A total of 46 adult individuals, both sexes, aged between 18 and 49 years and with body mass index >25kg/m2 were analyzed. All volunteers were students from public schools of two cities in the state of São Paulo. The clinical, demographic and anthropometric data of each individual, as well as heart rate variability through time domain, geometric and frequency indices were collected. For […]
Keywords: Air pollution; Autonomic nervous system; Cardiovascular system; Environmental pollution; Heart rate; Obesity; Overweight