ArticleCardiology research and practice2026
Association Between Obesity Indices and Heart Rate Variability: A Cross-Sectional Study in Asian Young College Students.
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- Association Between Obesity Indices and Heart Rate Variability: A Cross-Sectional Study in Asian Young College Students.Cardiology research and practice · 2026Article
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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the associations of various traditional and novel obesity indices with heart rate variability (HRV) in Asian young college students, assessing their relative importance and potential sex differences. Methods: In this cross-sectional study of 3180 Asian young college students (mean age 19.6 years), we measured eight obesity indices including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), and body fat percentage (BFP). HRV was assessed from a 5-min resting electrocardiogram and analyzed across three autonomic domains derived from principal component analysis. We employed sex-stratified linear models followed by a multimodel approach (best subset selection, relative importance analysis, and elastic net regression) to control for collinearity. All analyses were adjusted for age, heart rate, physical activity, and measurement time. Results: BFP demonstrated the strongest associations with HRV parameters, showing significant negative correlation with SDNN ( Conclusion: BFP was identified as the primary obesity indicator for autonomic function assessment in Asian young college students, while traditional indices (BMI, WC) provide valuable incremental information. Integrating body composition measurement into youth cardiovascular risk screening is recommended.
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