Key result
Sympathetic activation during head-down rotation was similar between healthy women and men, with muscle sympathetic nerve activity increasing by 59% and 43%, respectively.
Why the study?
Does gender affect sympathetic and cardiovascular responses to stimulation of the otolith organs elicited by head-down rotation?
Cross-Sectional (n=63)
Does gender affect sympathetic and cardiovascular responses to stimulation of the otolith organs elicited by head-down rotation?
Absolute Event Rate: 59% vs 43%
Sympathetic activation during head-down rotation in the prone posture is similar in healthy men and women, suggesting the vestibulosympathetic reflex does not differ by gender.
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Sympathetic activation during HDR is similar between sexes; leaves open mechanisms of female orthostatic intolerance.
Chester A. Ray (2000) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy (n=63). Female gender vs. Male gender was evaluated on Increase in muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) during head-down rotation. Sympathetic activation during head-down rotation was similar between healthy women and men, with muscle sympathetic nerve activity increasing by 59% and 43%, respectively.
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