Why the study?
Is obesity associated with autonomic nervous system dysfunction in children and adolescents?
Population
149 children and adolescents with no evidence of impaired glucose metabolism.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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No immediate practice change; extends adult autonomic-obesity links to youth but remains hypothesis-generating.
Is obesity associated with autonomic nervous system dysfunction in children and adolescents?
Childhood obesity is associated with extended autonomic nervous system dysfunction involving both reduced parasympathetic and sympathetic activity, independent of insulin resistance.
Baum et al. (2013) studied this question.
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