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The effects of 16 weeks of exercise on metabolic parameters, blood pressure, body mass index and functional autonomy in elderly women

2013; Springer Nature; Volume: 14; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

ISSN

1528-3356

Autores

Mauro Lúcio Mazini Filho, Felipe J. Aidar, Dihogo Gama de Matos, Gabriela Rezende de Oliveira Venturini, Rosimar da Silva Salgueiro, Jorge Roberto Perrout de Lima, Bernardo Minelli Rodrigues, Robert C. Hickner,

Tópico(s)

Nutrition and Health in Aging

Resumo

The present study analysed the effects of 16 weeks of an exercise programme on blood lipids, blood pressure, anthropometry and functional autonomy of elderly women. Fifty-four elderly women were divided into two groups: experimental group (EG) (68.9 ± 6.8 years), who underwent a 16-week training programme, and a control group (CG) (66.6 ± 6.0 years). All metabolic parameters changed over the 16-week period for the EG: total cholesterol (228.0±34.8 to 190.5±22.5 mg/dl), HDL (48.4±4.9 to 53.4±6.0 mg/dl), LDL (162.4±16.6 to 115.2±11.9 mg/dl), VLDL, (31.5±4.0 to 29.7±4.4 mg/dl), triglycerides (127.5 ± 53.5 to 105.1 ± 30.2 mg/dl) and glucose (94.8±11.3 to 85.9±5.9 mg/dl). CG showed changes in total cholesterol (220.0±30.5 to 198.3±29.1 mg/dl) only. For blood pressure, EG improved after training with respect to systolic blood pressure (145.3±4.3 to 136.2±10.9 mmHg) and diastolic blood pressure (95.8±8.6 to 85.9±8.6 mmHg), while the CG showed improvement in systolic blood pressure (147.8±12.2 to 140.1±12.8 mmHg) only. Body mass index was lower after training for the EG (29.0±5.2 to 28.4±5.1 kg/m2). For functional autonomy, EG improved performance in the five tests evaluated: 10m walk test (C10m) (10.4±4.5 to 7.9±2.3 m), rising from a seated position (LPS) (12.4 ± 4.3 to 10.5 ± 3.0 s), rising from the prone position (LPDV) (7.9±3 to 6.2±3.6 s), rising from a chair and moving around the house (LCLC) (63.8±16.5 to 55.8±12.3 s) and testing to put on a shirt (VTC) (18.9±8.7 to 15.6±9 s). The authors conclude that a multiple-component physical activity training programme improves blood lipids, blood pressure, BMI and measures of functional autonomy in older women.

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