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- Title
Effects of Regular Exercise on the Biochemical, Oxidative, and Inflammatory Profiles and Quality of Life in Older Spaniards with Metabolic Syndrome.
- Authors
Monserrat-Mesquida, Margalida; Quetglas-Llabrés, Maria Magdalena; Bouzas, Cristina; García, Silvia; Mateos, David; Ugarriza, Lucía; Gómez, Cristina; Tur, Josep A.; Sureda, Antoni
- Abstract
Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The regular practice of physical activity is a crucial factor for healthy aging and for controlling and preventing chronic diseases. To assess the effects of regular physical activity on the biochemical and inflammatory profiles, as well as the quality of life of older adults diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. Participants (aged 55–70 years; living in the Balearic Islands, Spain) were divided into two groups (n = 50 each) according to the degree of physical activity measured by metabolic equivalents of task (METs). Anthropometric parameters, blood pressure, biochemical and hematological parameters, and inflammatory biomarkers were measured. Beck Depression Inventory and adherence to the Mediterranean diet questionnaires, as well as the Dietary Inflammatory Index, chair test, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity, were also determined. The characterization of the patients was similar in both groups, showing a homogeneous sample. The group with the highest METs experienced a decrease in depression and an increase in the intensity of physical activity. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and HRQoL physical dimensions increased in participants with the highest METs, also showing a decrease in glycemia and glycosylated hemoglobin values. Inflammatory biomarkers, including tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-6, interleukin-1β, and osteoprotegerin, decreased in patients practicing more physical activity. High levels of physical activity are related to a healthier lifestyle, characterized by high adherence to the Mediterranean diet, decreased depressive behavior, oxidative stress, and inflammatory status in older people with metabolic syndrome.
- Subjects
BALEARIC Islands (Spain); SPAIN; METABOLIC syndrome; QUALITY of life; METABOLIC equivalent; TUMOR necrosis factors; MEDITERRANEAN diet; EXERCISE intensity
- Publication
Antioxidants, 2024, Vol 13, Issue 4, p450
- ISSN
2076-3921
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/antiox13040450