Is reduced heart rate variability associated with functional somatic disorders? A cross-sectional population-based study; DanFunD.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

It has been hypothesised that functional somatic disorders (FSD) could be initiated by sympathetic predominance in the autonomic nervous system as measured by low heart rate variability (HRV). Earlier studies on the association between HRV and FSD are small case-control studies hampered by selection bias and do not consider the great overlap between the various FSDs. The aim of the present study is to assess any associations between HRV and various FSDs and whether chronic stress confounds such an association.

Design

A cross-sectional general population-based study.

Setting

The Danish Study of Functional Somatic Disorders conducted 2013-2015 in 10 municipalities in the western part of Greater Copenhagen, Denmark.

Participants

A total of 6891 men and

SUBMITTER: Jorgensen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10860071 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature