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Nocturnal heart rate and volitional lifestyle in the elderly
Author(s) -
SHIROTA AI,
TAMAKI MUNEHISA,
NITTONO HIROSHI,
HAYASHI MITSUO,
HORI TADAO
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2002.01017.x
Subject(s) - nocturnal , heart rate , ambulatory , sleep (system call) , psychology , heart rate variability , medicine , audiology , blood pressure , computer science , operating system
Abstract The relationship between the level of volitional lifestyle and nocturnal heart rate (HR) in the elderly was investigated. Twenty high‐ and low‐volitional elderly individuals ( n = 10 each; mean age 73.2 years) participated in the study. Heart rate during nocturnal sleep was recorded at their homes using an ambulatory polysomnographic system. High‐volitional individuals showed a lower HR throughout the night and less variability during rapid eye movement sleep. These findings suggest that a volitional lifestyle of the elderly has a beneficial effect on autonomic activity during sleep.