Lipid Profile, Functional Capacity and Ankle-Brachial Index in Active Older Adults

Abstract

Introduction: Regular physical activity prevents cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and atherosclerosis, in addition to improving lipid levels and functional capacity in older adults. Objective: To evaluate and compare the lipid levels, functional performance and ankle brachial index (ABI) of sedentary and active older adults. Methods: This was a comparative cross-sectional study with 84 elderly (≥60 years) male and female subjects, divided into two groups: sedentary group (SG, n = 50) and active group (AG, n = 34) according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Anthropometric and hemodynamic assessments, ankle brachial index (ABI) calculations, and functionality tests (Short Physical Performance Battery -SPPB and 6-minute walking test -6MWT) were performed. The Shapiro-Wilk normality test was also used, and we conducted the Student's-t and Mann-Whitney tests for the intergroup comparison. For the categorical data, we used Fisher's exact test (p <0.05). Results: Higher values of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c) (p = 0.001) and lower triglycerides (TG) (p = 0.007) were found in AG compared to SG. In the ABI evaluation, AG presented better right (p = 0.012), left (p = 0.015) and end (p = 0.004) ABI rates when compared to SG. AG had better results in functional performance in the SPPB evaluation (p = 0.0007) and in the 6MWT with a greater distance covered (p = 0.0027). In the anthropometric measurements, AG had lower body mass index (BMI) (0.041) and a smaller abdominal circumference (WC) (0.029). In terms of the incidence of referred diseases, intergroup results were only different for hypertension (0.029), while AG had a lower incidence of hypertension. Conclusion: Active older adults had better lipid levels, higher ABI levels, better functional performance, lower body mass, a smaller abdominal circumference, and lower incidence of hypertension, in comparison to sedentary subjects. Level of evidence I; High quality prospective study. RESUMOIntrodução: A prática de atividade física regular previne doenças cardiovasculares (DCV) e aterosclerose, além de melhorar o perfil lipídico e a capacidade funcional em idosos. Objetivo: Avaliar e comparar o perfil lipídico, desempenho funcional e índice tornozelo-braquial (ITB) de idosos sedentários e ativos. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo comparativo e transversal com 84 idosos (≥ 60 anos) de ambos os sexos, divididos em dois grupos: grupo sedentário (GS, n= 50) e grupo ativo (GA, n= 34) segundo o Questionário Internacional de Atividade Física (IPAQ). Foram realizadas avaliações antropométricas, hemodinâmicas, índice tornozelo-braquial (ITB) e testes de funcionalidade (Short Physical Performance Battery -SPPB e teste de caminhada de 6 minutos -TC6). Além disso, foi utilizado o teste de normalidade Shapiro-Wilk e na comparação entre os grupos utilizou-se o teste t-Student e o teste Mann-Whitney. Já para os dados categóricos, utilizou-se o teste exato de Fisher (p<0,05). Resultados: Foi verificado no GA valores maiores da lipoproteína de alta densid...

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