Is there an association between socioeconomic status and the degree of diurnal variation in heart rate?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disruption in circadian rhythms is associated with cardiovascular disease and may play a role in socioeconomic differences in cardiovascular disease prevalence. However, it is unclear whether low SES is associated with a lower diurnal rhythm in autonomic activity markers. We investigated the association between SES and the amplitude of the daily fluctuation of heart rate.

Methods

We included data of 450 participants of a HELIUS sub-study in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Participants wore an Actiheart monitor (CamNtech), a chest-worn monitor which measures heart rate every 15 s for several days. Cosinor analysis was performed on the time series of heart rate within each participant. We analyzed the association between the cosinor parameters (amplitude, midline and pe

SUBMITTER: van Nieuwenhuizen BP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8645920 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature