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Impact of Obesity on Cardiac Autonomic System Functioning in Military Police Officers

Thabata Chaves Pereira Lima1,2, Igor Rezende Trevisan3, Fernanda Monma1,4

  • 1Department of Research and Development of Institutional Projects, School of Physical Education of the Military Police of the State of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.

High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention : the Official Journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension
|May 12, 2024
PubMed

Insights

Obesity negatively impacts cardiac autonomic modulation in male military police officers, regardless of physical activity levels. This autonomic dysfunction is linked to cardiovascular disease risks in this occupational group.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Occupational Health
  • Autonomic Nervous System

Background:

  • Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD).
  • Military police face occupational and traditional CVD risk factors.
  • Cardiovascular health data in military police is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine obesity's effect on cardiac autonomic modulation.
  • To assess obesity's impact on hemodynamic profiles.
  • Focus on male active-duty military police officers.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study design.
  • Body composition assessed via octapolar bioimpedance.
  • Cardiac autonomic modulation evaluated using heart rate variability (HRV).
  • Hemodynamic parameters measured by oscillometric method.
  • Physical activity assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).

Main Results:

  • 102 military police officers participated.
  • Obese officers showed impaired cardiac autonomic modulation (time, frequency, non-linear domains) compared to non-obese.
  • Higher physical activity did not mitigate autonomic impairment in obese officers.
  • No significant differences in hemodynamic profiles between obese and non-obese groups.

Conclusions:

  • Obesity is negatively associated with cardiac autonomic modulation in military police.
  • Increased physical activity does not normalize autonomic function in obese military police.
  • Autonomic dysfunction in obese military police warrants further investigation for CVD prevention.
Abstract

Keywords:
Autonomic modulationHeart rate variabilityMilitary policeObesityPhysical activity

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