The Influence of Age and Gender on Human Organism
as a Complex System During Peloidotherapy Procedure
Introduction: Electrocardiogram (ECG) represents cardiac function in all fractal levels of complexity: regulatory system was evaluated by RR interval and heart supplying system was evaluated by the changes of JT interval. The type and intensity of body’s reactions to mud therapy depend mainly on the intensity of the procedure and the responsiveness of the organism that also is influenced by age and gender. Aim: of this research was to evaluate changes of dynamic concatenations of durational ECG parameters during peloidotherapy procedure in groups of people of various age and sex. Material and Methods: The 12-lead standard ECG was registered synchronously using computerized ECG analysis system “Kaunas-Load” 1 min before and during peloidotherapy (39-40oC) procedure (mud bath). Three segments were assessed from ECG: 1 min before the procedure (1), 1-10 min of the procedure (2) and 11-20 minutes of procedure (3). Concatenations of ECG parameters were assessed and calculated: RR/ JT, JT/dQRS, RR/dQRS. 48 patients (age mean 59.5 ±11.48) were divided into groups by gender (26 female and 22 male) and age (I gr. (N=24) age ≤59 y.), II gr. (N=24) age> 59 y.). Results: A comparison by gender and age showed that dynamical concatenations of RR/JT, JT/QRS, RR/dQRS of male patients were significantly (p<0.05) higher then those of female during all stages of the procedure. The complexity of reactions on organism level (RR/JT) during procedure was decreasing only in I age group. The complexity of organism reactions on sub systemic level (JT/dQRS) was decreasing in all groups at the start of the procedure (p<0.05) (stage 2), but was increasing in next half of the procedure (stage 3) (p<0.05). JT/dQRS values of female group and older people (II gr.) at the end of the procedure returned to their initial levels (p>0.05). More pronounced decrease of JT/dQRS concatenations in male and younger (I gr.) patience groups at the first stages of the procedure was observed, so these values don’t reach their initial state till the end of the procedure (p<0.05). Conclusions: 1) pronounced dynamics of organism’s processes were observed during peloidotherapy treatment; 2) the most pronounced influence of age and gender on changes of organism complexity reactions was observed on regulatory levels (RR/dQRS); 3) sudden reorganization of organism’s state was observed in all studied concatenations during the initial phase of peloidotherapy.