TY - JOUR
T1 - Heart rate variability to track autonomic nervous system health in young children
T2 - Effects of physical activity and cardiometabolic risk factors
AU - Speer, Kathryn E.
AU - Naumovski, Nenad
AU - McKune, Andrew J.
N1 - Funding Information:
AJM's and NN's research on children and the autonomic nervous system is funded by The Hospital Research Foundation, Grant ID: 2019/054-83100.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2024
PY - 2024/4
Y1 - 2024/4
N2 - Evidence for a key role of dysregulated autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity in maladaptive stress response/recovery and non-communicable disease development is extensive. Monitoring ANS activity via regular heart rate variability (HRV) measurement is growing in popularity in adult populations given that low HRV has been associated with ANS dysregulation, poor stress response/reactivity, increased cardiometabolic disease risk and early mortality. Although cardiometabolic disease may originate in early life, regular HRV measurement for assessing ANS activity in childhood populations, especially those consisting of children < 6 years of age, remains largely unpractised. A greater understanding of ANS activity modifiers in early life may improve analysis and interpretation of HRV measurements, thereby optimising its usefulness. Taking into consideration that HRV and ANS activity can be improved via daily engagement in physical activity (PA), this review will discuss the ANS and HRV, ANS activity modifiers, cardiometabolic disease risk factors and PA as they relate to childhood/adolescent populations (≤ 18 years old).
AB - Evidence for a key role of dysregulated autonomic nervous system (ANS) activity in maladaptive stress response/recovery and non-communicable disease development is extensive. Monitoring ANS activity via regular heart rate variability (HRV) measurement is growing in popularity in adult populations given that low HRV has been associated with ANS dysregulation, poor stress response/reactivity, increased cardiometabolic disease risk and early mortality. Although cardiometabolic disease may originate in early life, regular HRV measurement for assessing ANS activity in childhood populations, especially those consisting of children < 6 years of age, remains largely unpractised. A greater understanding of ANS activity modifiers in early life may improve analysis and interpretation of HRV measurements, thereby optimising its usefulness. Taking into consideration that HRV and ANS activity can be improved via daily engagement in physical activity (PA), this review will discuss the ANS and HRV, ANS activity modifiers, cardiometabolic disease risk factors and PA as they relate to childhood/adolescent populations (≤ 18 years old).
KW - Autonomic nervous system or ANS
KW - Cardiometabolic disease
KW - Children
KW - Heart rate variability or HRV
KW - Physical activity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114576
DO - 10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114576
M3 - Review article
C2 - 38692385
AN - SCOPUS:85192110971
SN - 0031-9384
VL - 281
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - Physiology and Behavior
JF - Physiology and Behavior
M1 - 114576
ER -