Obesity Modifies the Effect of Fitness on Heart Rate Indices during Exercise Stress Testing in Asymptomatic Individuals
Aneni EC, Oni ET, Osondu CU, Martin SS, Blaha MJ, Veledar E, Agatston AS, Feldman T, Carvalho JA, Conceição RD, Santos RD, Nasir K. Obesity Modifies the Effect of Fitness on Heart Rate Indices during Exercise Stress Testing in Asymptomatic Individuals. Cardiology 2015, 132: 242-248. PMID: 26329389, DOI: 10.1159/000435907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart rateHR recoveryDifferent body mass index (BMI) categoriesBody mass index categoriesExercise stress testExercise stress testingExercise heart ratePeak heart rateHeart rate indexCross-sectional analysisEffects of fitnessObesity modifiesAsymptomatic cohortPeak exerciseBMI categoriesObese subjectsAsymptomatic individualsMetabolic equivalentsIndex categoriesMultivariate analysisAerobic fitnessBrazilian subjectsWeight lossStatistical significanceStress testing