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Lean individuals possess significantly greater cardiac awareness than non-lean individuals, and gender does not independently affect this ability. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

July 1, 1988Psychophysiology

The Effect of Body Composition and Gender on Cardiac Awareness

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Why the study?

Does body composition or gender affect cardiac awareness?

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Does body composition or gender affect cardiac awareness?

Population

80 subjects divided into 4 groups of 20: lean males, non-lean males, lean females, and non-lean females. Lean defined as ≤15% body fat in young males, ≤17% in older males, ≤21% in young females, and ≤23% in older females.

Intervention

Lean body composition

Comparator

Non-lean body composition

Outcome

Cardiac awareness (discrimination scores of true vs false heartbeat feedback in 50 Whitehead-type trials)

Body composition, specifically being lean, is significantly associated with greater cardiac awareness, whereas gender does not appear to have an independent effect.

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Implication

Lean body composition was associated with cardiac awareness independent of gender; extends prior reports yet leaves causality and clinical relevance open.

Cite This Study

Rouse et al. (1988) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a126c233759512844347ffa https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.1988.tb01876.x

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Implication

Lean body composition was associated with cardiac awareness independent of gender; extends prior reports yet leaves causality and clinical relevance open.

The Effect of Body Composition and Gender on Cardiac Awareness

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Discussion

Implication

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The Effect of Body Composition and Gender on Cardiac Awareness

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Discussion

Implication

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