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Age related changes of baroreflex sensitivity in children and adolescents

Authors

ZÁVODNÁ Eva HRSTKOVÁ Hana NOVÁKOVÁ Zuzana FIŠER Bohumil HONZÍKOVÁ Nataša

Year of publication 2005
Type Conference abstract
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Description The aim of the study was to investigate the development of noninvasively determined baroreflex sensitivity in age between 11 to 18 years. Continuous 5 min blood pressure readings were recorded in 332 healthy subjects. Beat-to-beat values of inter beat intervals (IBI), systolic blood pressures (SBP) were measured. Baroreflex sensitivity in ms/mmHg (BRS) and in mHz/mmHg (BRSf) was determined by spectral analysis. BRS did not correlate with age, BRSf significantly decrease with age (p<0.001). BRS correlated with mean IBI (p<0.001), but BRSf was IBI-independent. Multiregression analysis showed significant decrease of BRS with age after standardization to IBI. The limits of BRS were estimated for the whole group: 5th percentile - 3.9 ms/mmHg; 50th - 9.1; 95th - 18.9. BRS was unchanged in particular age groups, but it was dependent on IBI. Standardization of BRS on IBI disclosed its decrease with age. BRSf is IBI-independent and better reflects the development of baroreflex sensitivity with age.
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