Why the study?
Does a program of increased physical activity and mild calorie restriction improve heart rate variability in mildly obese, normotensive women?
Population
24 mildly obese, normotensive Japanese women. Intervention group: mean age 45.8+/-4.2 years, BMI 27.3+/-0.4…
Comparison
3-month program aimed at increasing physical… vs No program attendance (control group)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 months
Authors
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May support HRV gains from lifestyle changes in obese women; hypothesis-generating and requires RCTs before practice change.
Does a program of increased physical activity and mild calorie restriction improve heart rate variability in mildly obese, normotensive women?
A 3-month lifestyle intervention combining exercise and mild calorie restriction improves parasympathetic modulation and heart rate variability in mildly obese women.
Ohshima et al. (2001) studied this question.
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