Research Article

Risk Factors Associated with Cardiac Autonomic Modulation in Obese Individuals

Table 2

Linear regression among cardiovascular autonomic modulation variables with BMI, WC, HOMA-IR, insulin, blood glucose, MVPA, ST, TEV, percentage macronutrients, SBP, and DBP.

HF (nu)LF (nu)LF/HF
Variablesβ95% CI valueβ95% CI valueβ95% CI value

BMI (kg/m2)2.756−3.646–9.1570.3930.991−7.286–9.2680.812−0.008−0.064–0.0490.792
WC (cm)1.252−2.877–5.3820.5474.735−0.453–9.9240.073−0.014−0.050–0.0220.439
HOMA-IR (mg/dl)−11.540−23.042–−0.0400.04913.726−1.133–28.5840.070−0.168−0.253–−0.084<0.001
Insulin (ui)−3.270−7.005–0.4640.0853.416−1.426–8.2590.163−0.048−0.078–−0.0190.002
Blood glucose (mg/dl)−0.762−1.999–0.4740.2220.941−0.651–2.5320.242−0.012−0.023–−0.0020.021
MVPA (min/day)−0.844−1.898–0.2100.114−1.389−2.726–−0.0510.0420.005−0.005–0.0140.303
ST (min/day)−0.5280.002–1.0530.0490.8370.173–1.5020.014−0.005−0.010–−0.0000.036
TEV (kcal/day)0.021−0.019–0.0610.3000.041−0.010–0.0920.110−0.000−0.001–0.0000.146
Carbohydrate (%)0.837−4.914–3.2410.683−2.686−7.892–2.5210.3060.028−0.007–0.0630.118
Lipid (%)2.689−2.322–7.7000.2885.404−0.953–11.7620.0940.037−0.081–0.0060.091
Protein (%)−2.868−10.056–4.3210.428−2.619−11.886–6.6480.574−0.012−0.075–0.0520.720
SBP (mmHg)−41.830−0.2344–0.1860.82242.47−0.186–0.2330.8233.480−2.305–2.8700.825
DBP (mmHg)−144.600−0.141–0.1220.912158.9−0.127–0.1400.9258.708−1.540–1.7690.890

HF = high frequency; LF = low frequency; LF/HF = low frequency/high frequency ratio; nu: normalized units; BMI = body mass index; WC = waist circumference; HOMAR-IR = Homeostasis Evaluation Model; MVPA = average of minutes per day spent in vigorous physical activity (>100 mg); ST = sedentary time; VET = total energy value (kcal/day), SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure. .