Koenig, Julian; Rash, Joshua A.; Campbell, Tavis S.; Thayer, Julian F.; Kaess, Michael (2017). A meta-analysis on sex differences in resting-state vagal activity in children and adolescents. Frontiers in physiology, 8(582), p. 582. Frontiers Research Foundation 10.3389/fphys.2017.00582
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Lower vagal activity is associated with psychopathology independent of age. Research suggests that alterations of vagal activity precede the development of psychopathology. The present review aimed to quantify sex differences in vagal activity in children and adolescents. Studies reporting on sex differences on measures of vagally-mediated heart rate variability derived from short-term recordings under resting conditions in boys and girls were included. Drawing on data from more than 5,000 children and adolescents, we provide evidence that healthy young girls display lower vagal activity and greater mean heart rate compared to boys, a finding that may have implications for risk associated with the development of internalizing psychopathology and somatic ill-health.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy 04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy > Research Division |
UniBE Contributor: |
Koenig, Julian, Kaess, Michael |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1664-042X |
Publisher: |
Frontiers Research Foundation |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Livia Hug |
Date Deposited: |
22 Feb 2018 14:51 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:09 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3389/fphys.2017.00582 |
PubMed ID: |
28883794 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
adolescents, children, heart rate variability, sex differences, vagal activity |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.109687 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/109687 |
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