Abstract

The purpose of this study was to quantitatively analyze heart rate variability (HRV) in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) by using a smartphone-based application (ANBAI: DUMSCO Inc.) for measurement, and to clarify its relationships with CSC. The subjects were 64 CSC patients (mean age 48.7 ± 7.6 years, 57 males and 7 females). After providing consent, the patients downloaded ANBAI apps to their smartphones. HRV was measured by photoelectric volume pulse wave measurement with a smartphone camera each morning for a minimum of 1 week. The primary outcome was to analyze HRV by calculating log LF/HF (Low Frequency/High Frequency components), an index of autonomic tone, which was then compared with a control group of 35,226 individuals from the application. Secondary outcome measures included disease duration, body mass index, exercise habits, smoking history, steroid use, occupation, lifestyle regularity, psychological fatigue, physical fatigue, and average sleep time. The log LF/HF was significantly higher in the patient group than in the control group (P < 0.001). Log LF/HF was significantly lower in patients with exercise habits as a factor contributing to log LF/HF in the patient group (P = 0.019). Analysis of HRV in CSC patients showed an impairment of the autonomic nervous system. Exercise habits may also be associated with CSC.

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Title
Central serous chorioretinopathy and heart rate variability analysis with a smartphone application
Author
Takeshima Keigo 1 ; Tanaka, Koji 2 ; Mori Ryusaburo 2 ; Wakatsuki Yu 2 ; Onoe Hajime 2 ; Sakakibara Takuya 2 ; Kitagawa Yorihisa 2 ; Nakashizuka Hiroyuki 2 ; Tsuchiya Norihiro 3 

 Nihon University School of Medicine, Division of Ophthalmology, Tokyo, Japan (GRID:grid.260969.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 2149 8846); Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Department of Ophthalmology, Diabetes Center, Tokyo, Japan (GRID:grid.410818.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 0720 6587) 
 Nihon University School of Medicine, Division of Ophthalmology, Tokyo, Japan (GRID:grid.260969.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 2149 8846) 
 Nihon University School of Medicine, Division of Ophthalmology, Tokyo, Japan (GRID:grid.260969.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 2149 8846); Omotesando Internal Medicine and Ophthalmology Clinic, Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Japan (GRID:grid.260969.2) 
Publication year
2020
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1958605715
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2020. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.