Work

Gender-Related Differences in Time and Spectral Entropy Rate Measures of Cardiovascular Variability

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: In this work, we investigate gender-related differences in the autonomic regulation of the cardiovascular system using information-theoretic measures of entropy rate (ER) and mutual information rate (MIR) computed in the time- and frequency domains. Analyses were carried out on heart period, systolic and diastolic blood pressure time series extracted on 276 young healthy subjects in the resting supine condition. The results of spectral ER and MIR measures evidenced in females a reduced dynamical cardiovascular complexity and decreased pairwise coupling within the Low Frequency band that can be related to the lower sympathetic activity if compared to males.

Source: Conference of the European Study Group on Cardiovascular Oscillations (ESGCO)

DOI: 10.1109/esgco63003.2024.10767050

Authors: Riccardo Pernice, Laura Sparacino, Marta Iovino, Anna Raimondi, Yuri Antonacci, Luca Faes

Institution: University of Palermo

Language: English

Topic: Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Social Fund