Heart Rate Variability and Somatization in Adolescents With Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

Changes in autonomic regulation and psychological distress play an important role in the pathobiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The aim of the current study is to evaluate the autonomic function and to link it to the levels of somatization in adolescents with IBS.

Methods

We enrolled 30 adolescents with various types of IBS and 35 healthy controls. Time and frequency domain indexes of heart rate variability (HRV) were measured in supine (baseline) and standing (orthostasis) positions using short-term electrocardiographic recordings. The somatic symptoms index was assessed with the modified Screening for Somatoform Symptoms questionnaire.

Results

Adolescents with IBS showed no differences of HRV parameters in the supine position compared to hea

SUBMITTER: Semen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10083117 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature