Autonomic dysfunction during the rest-to-exercise transition in obese children

Natalia Cuevas, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Exequiel González Cortés, Santiago, Chile; School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Science, Universidad de San Sebastián, Concepcion, Chile
Andrea Salamanca, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Science, Universidad de San Sebastián, Concepcion, Chile
Natalia Rodríguez-Romero, Laboratory of Movement Physiology, Department of Kinesiology, Universidad de Concepción, Concepcion, Chile; Service of Kinesiology, Science and Society Foundation, Concepcion, Chile
Gerardo Weisstaub, Public Nutrition Unit, INTA, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Ruy R. Campos, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Physiology, Department of Fisiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Iván Rodríguez-Núñez, Laboratory of Movement Physiology, Department of Kinesiology, Universidad de Concepción, Concepcion, Chile; Service of Kinesiology, Science and Society Foundation, Concepcion, Chile

The rising prevalence of childhood obesity is increasingly recognized as one of the most critical risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD)¹.