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- Title
Glicemia e qualidade do sono em idosos participantes de um programa de exercício físico: estudo piloto.
- Authors
dos Santos Silva, Dilton; Aidar, Felipe J.; Pires Mendonça, Tanise; Marques Vieira Souza, Lúcio; Lopes dos Santos, Jymmys; Uilien de Oliveira, José; Matos de Gama, Dihogo; Frabrício de Souza, Raphael; dos Santos, Marcelo Danillo; Marçal, Anderson Carlos; Nunes da Silva, Albená; Monteiro da Silva Júnior, Walderi
- Abstract
Population aging in the world has been high in developing countries in the last decades. Brazil is among those countries that will contribute to this projection, with a significant increase until 2030. The objective was to analyze the effects of a physical exercise program on blood markers and sleep quality in the elderly. A total of 118 elderly people with metabolic diseases controlled by hypocholesterolemic and hypoglycemic medications participated in the study. The participants were divided into two groups, an exercise group (EG) composed of 58 individuals with a mean age of 62 years and control group (CG) of 60 individuals with a mean age of 63 years. Blood glucose levels showed a mean reduction of about 23 mg/dl. The PSQI score showed a significant reduction of about 3 points (p < 0.001, μp2=0.78) on comparing the EG with the CG. It can be concluded that the physical exercise combined program performed for 12 weeks at a frequency of three times a week for 60 min, was effective in improving the sleep quality of the elderly.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; BLOOD sugar analysis; HYPOGLYCEMIC agents; ANTILIPEMIC agents; BIOMARKERS; EXERCISE physiology; METABOLIC disorders; SLEEP; TIME; PILOT projects
- Publication
Motricidade, 2019, Vol 15, Issue S3, p164
- ISSN
1646-107X
- Publication type
Article