Longer lying position causes lower LF/HF of heart rate variability during ambulatory monitoring

Yutaka Yoshida, Yuki Furukawa, Hiroki Ogasawara, Emi Yuda, Junichiro Hayano

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Abstract

Low-frequency-to-high-frequency ratio (LF/HF) of heart rate variability has been used as a maker of stress or sympathetic predominance in cardiac autonomic activity. Laboratory studies, however, indicate that LF/HF increases with standing and decreases with lying. We hypothesized that LF/HF in ambulatory monitoring is associated with the ratio of time in lying position during the monitoring (lying ratio). We examined this hypothesis using 47,624 ambulatory 24-h electrocardiograms recorded with 3-axis accelerograms in a large database of Allostatic State Mapping by Ambulatory ECG Repository (ALLSTAR) project. We found that LF/HF decreases with advancing lying ratio even after adjustment for the effects of age.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE 5th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781509023332
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016 Dec 27
Externally publishedYes
Event5th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016 - Kyoto, Japan
Duration: 2016 Oct 112016 Oct 14

Publication series

Name2016 IEEE 5th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016

Other

Other5th IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics, GCCE 2016
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKyoto
Period16/10/1116/10/14

Keywords

  • amburatory ECG monitoring
  • autonomic nervous system
  • heart rate viriability
  • stress assessment
  • wearable device

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Instrumentation

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