Effect of Yoga on Heart Rate Variability in Women with Metabolic Syndrome.
10.15384/kjhp.2014.14.4.147
- Author:
Ha Na KIM
;
Jin A SEO
;
Sang Wook SONG
- Publication Type:Randomized Controlled Trial ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Metabolic syndrome;
Yoga;
Autonomic nervous system;
Heart rate variability
- MeSH:
Autonomic Nervous System;
Chronic Disease;
Female;
Heart Rate*;
Humans;
Yoga*
- From:Korean Journal of Health Promotion
2014;14(4):147-154
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between yoga and autonomic nervous system in women with metabolic syndrome. METHODS: A randomized controlled study was performed in participants recruited from a public center for managing chronic diseases located in Gyeong-gi Province. The 39 women participants diagnosed with metabolic syndrome were randomly assigned to the 12-week yoga exercise group (n=22) or the wait-listed control group (n=17). Biochemical laboratory tests and heart rate variability were measured before and after the 12-week program. RESULTS: In post-menopausal women, the low frequency power of frequency domain significantly decreased in the yoga exercise group compared to the control group (P=0.07). On the time domain of heart rate variability and metabolic syndrome components, there were no significant differences between the groups. CONCLUSIONS: Sympathetic activity was decreased in post-menopausal women with metabolic syndrome who practiced yoga. Our results suggest that yoga might be beneficial in improving the autonomic nervous system in post-menopausal women with metabolic syndrome.
