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Obesity is a major worldwide health problem and excess weight greatly increases the risk for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and renal diseases.
Does obesity alter sympathetic nervous system reactivity in young adults?
Does obesity alter sympathetic nervous system reactivity in young adults?
Young obese adults demonstrate reduced sympathetic nervous system reactivity to orthostatic and cold stress, which may contribute to altered autonomic balance and future cardiovascular risk.
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Altered sympathetic activity in obesity remains hypothesis-generating; larger prospective studies needed before any clinical application.
Obesity is recognized as a major, worldwide, health problem. Excess weight greatly increases the risk for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and renal diseases. The present study was conducted in the Department of Physiology, Index Medical College, and Indore. 50 obese (25 male and 25 female) and 50 non-obese (25 male and 25 female) were included. Sympathetic tests were performed on both the groups. All data are expressed as mean± standard deviation. Comparison between groups (obese male, non-obese male, obese female and non-obese female) was performed using the student's t-test (t-test for two independent samples / Two-tailed test). Differences was considered significance at p<0.05. It was observed that young obese adults had reduced sympathetic activity. This altered balance of the autonomic nervous system increases the risk of cardiovascular disorders.
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