Background: Heart rate variability (HRV) is a validated biomarker of autonomic nervous system function. Objective: To evaluate sympathovagal balance using spectral analysis across athletes, diabetic patients, and sedentary individuals. Methods and strateg

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https://doi.org/10.70208/3007.8245.v6.n1.391

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Heart rate variability, spectral anlysis of heart rate, heart rate adaptability

Abstract

Background: Heart rate variability (HRV) is a validated biomarker of autonomic nervous system function. Objective: To evaluate sympathovagal balance using spectral analysis across athletes, diabetic patients, and sedentary individuals. Methods and strategy: Participated 33 male voluntary subjects, divide in three groups (n=11) betwen range age 25 - 40 years old. Group 1 were sports man, diabetics and a sedenaries. Integrative physiological and analytical review using Fourier transform-based HRV form a EKG analysis  Results: Athletes exhibit vagal dominance, diabetics show autonomic dysfunction, sedentary individuals present intermediate profiles. Conclusion: HRV is a robust tool for assessing cardiometabolic and autonomic health.

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2026-04-23

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Rivera Cisneros, A. E., Montaño Corona , J. G., Inguanzo, R. F., Melchor Moreno, T., Jasso García, L. H., & Montaño Melchor, T. V. (2026). Background: Heart rate variability (HRV) is a validated biomarker of autonomic nervous system function. Objective: To evaluate sympathovagal balance using spectral analysis across athletes, diabetic patients, and sedentary individuals. Methods and strateg. Horizonte Academico, 6(1), 1154–1164. https://doi.org/10.70208/3007.8245.v6.n1.391

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