Evaluation of cardiac autonomic function and low-grade inflammation in children with obesity living in the Northeast Brazilian region

CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that children with obesity have impaired autonomic function and systemic low-grade inflammation compared to children within the normal weight range, the inflammatory biomarkers were correlated with HRV parameters in schoolchildren living in the northeastern region of Brazil.PMID:37597533 | DOI:10.1016/j.jped.2023.07.003

Source: Jornal de Pediatria - August 19, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Paulo C ésar Trindade Costa Joelma Rodrigues de Souza Poliana Correia Lima Davyson Barbosa Duarte Thallyta Alanna Ferreira Viana das Neves Joicy Karla Grangeiro Pereira Cristiane Cosmo Silva-Luis R úbia Cartaxo Squizato de Moraes Valdir de Andrade Braga Source Type: research