ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2019
Autonomic Nervous System Response during Light Physical Activity in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa Measured by Wearable Devices.
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- Heart Rate Variability in Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Moderating Role of Measurement Duration and Clinical Stage.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Pooled it
- Autonomic Nervous System Function in Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Pooled it
- An Intervention of Four Weeks of Time-Restricted Eating (16/8) in Male Long-Distance Runners Does Not Affect Cardiometabolic Risk Factors.Nutrients · 2023Trial
- Echocardiographic findings of cardiac abnormalities in children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa: a systematic review.Journal of eating disorders · 2026Review
- Horticultural Therapy May Reduce Psychological and Physiological Stress in Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: A Pilot Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Ethnic Differences on Cardiac Rhythms and Autonomic Nervous System Responses During a High-Altitude Trek: A Pilot Study Comparing Italian Trekkers to Nepalese Porters.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- Immersive Virtual Reality Influences Physiologic Responses to Submaximal Exercise: A Randomized, Crossover Trial.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- Autonomic response to the Adult Attachment Projective in anorexia nervosa.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2020Article
- Role of Neuroendocrine, Immune, and Autonomic Nervous System in Anorexia Nervosa-Linked Cardiovascular Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Backstage of Eating Disorder-About the Biological Mechanisms behind the Symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa.Nutrients · 2020Review
- How Laboratory Experiments Can Be Exploited forMonitoring Stress in the Wild: A Bridge BetweenLaboratory and Daily Life.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Lifestyle Modification for Enhancing Autonomic Cardiac Regulation in Children: The Role of Exercise.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
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Abstract
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is associated with a wide range of disturbances of the autonomic nervous system. The aim of the present study was to monitor the heart rate (HR) and the heart rate variability (HRV) during light physical activity in a group of adolescent girls with AN and in age-matched controls using a wearable, minimally obtrusive device. For the study, we enrolled a sample of 23 adolescents with AN and 17 controls. After performing a 12-lead electrocardiogram and echocardiography, we used a wearable device to record a one-lead electrocardiogram for 5 min at baseline for 5 min during light physical exercise (Task) and for 5 min during recovery. From the recording, we extracted HR and HRV indices. Among subjects with AN, the HR increased at task and decreased at recovery, whereas among controls it did not change between the test phases. HRV features showed a different trend between the two groups, with an increased low-to-high frequency ratio (LF/HF) in the AN group due to increased LF and decreased HF, differently from controls that, otherwise, slightly increased their standard deviation of NN intervals (SDNN) and the root mean square of successive differences (RMSSD). The response in the AN group during the task as compared to that of healthy adolescents suggests a possible sympathetic activation or parasympathetic withdrawal, differently from controls. This result could be related to the low energy availability associated to the excessive loss of fat and lean mass in subjects with AN, that could drive to autonomic imbalance even during light physical activity.
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