ABSTRACT
Sleep and exercise have an important role in the development of several inflammation-related diseases, including sarcopenia. Objective: To investigate the effects of 12 weeks of resistance exercise training on sleep and inflammatory status in sarcopenic patients. Methods: A randomized controlled trial comparing resistance exercise training (RET) with a control (CTL) was conducted. Outcomes were obtained by physical tests, polysomnography, questionnaires, isokinetic/isometric dynamometry tests, and biochemical analysis. Results: Time to sleep onset (sleep latency) was reduced in the RET group compared to the CTL group (16.09 ± 15.21 vs. 29.98 ± 16.09 min; p = 0.04) after the intervention. The percentage of slow-wave sleep (N3 sleep) was increased in the RET group (0.70%, CI: 7.27−16.16 vs. −4.90%, CI: 7.06−16.70; p = 0.04) in an intention to treat analysis. Apnea/hour was reduced in the RET group (16.82 ± 14.11 vs. 7.37 ± 7.55; p = 0.001) and subjective sleep quality was improved compared to the CTL (−1.50; CI: 2.76−6.14 vs. 0.00; CI: 1.67−3.84 p = 0.02) in an intention-to-treat analysis. Levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) (2.13 ± 0.80 vs. 2.51 ± 0.99; p < 0.03) and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) (0.99 ± 0.10 vs. 0.99 ± 0.10 ng/mL; p < 0.04; delta variation) were increased in the RET group. Conclusions: RET improves sleep parameters linked to muscle performance, possibly due to an increase in anti-inflammatory markers in older sarcopenic patients.
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Resistance Training , Sarcopenia , Humans , Aged , Muscle Strength , Sarcopenia/therapy , Sleep , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/pharmacology , Muscle, SkeletalABSTRACT
O objetivo do estudo foi investigar os efeitos de diferentes tipos de exercício físico nos escores indicativos de depressão em idosos. Participaram 168 voluntários idosos, de ambos os sexos, com idades de 60 a 75 anos (65,66±4,28 anos), sendo 40 mulheres e 128 homens. Os voluntários foram alocados em sete grupos distintos: a) Controle sedentário (n=40); b) Controle resistido (n=23); c) Caminhada (n=23); d) Lazer (n= 20); e) Cicloergômetro (n=23); f) Resistido 50% de 1RM (n=19); e g) Resistido 80% de 1RM (n=20), sendo submetidos a um protocolo de seis meses de treinamento físico, três vezes por semana. O grupo "a" permaneceu sem alterar suas atividades de rotina durante o período de estudo e não se engajou em nenhum programa de exercício físico, já o grupo "b" compareceu no laboratório, mas realizou os exercícios sem carga. Antes e imediatamente após o período de estudo, os voluntários foram submetidos a um protocolo de avaliação para determinação do consumo de oxigênio e responderam à Escala Geriátrica de Depressão. Os resultados revelaram que os grupos "c" e "e", que se exercitaram em intensidades com predomínio do metabolismo aeróbio, apresentaram redução nos escores de depressão, sendo que as demais intervenções não foram suficientes para promover redução nessa variável. Os dados sugerem que exercícios com predominância no metabolismo aeróbio são mais efetivos em promover reduções em escores de depressão de idosos.
The study aimed to investigate the effects of different types of exercise in indicative scores of depression in the elderly. Participated 168 elderly volunteers of both sexes, aged 60-75 years (65.66 ± 4.28 years), 40 women and 128 men. The volunteers were divided into seven distinct groups: a) Sedentary control (n = 40); b) Resisted control (n = 23); c) Walking (n = 23); d) Outdoor (n = 20); e) Cycle ergometer (n = 23); f) Resisted 50% of 1RM (n = 19); and g) Resisted 80% of 1RM (n = 20), and subjected to a protocol of six months of physical training three times a week. The group "a" remained without changing their routine activities during the study period and did not engage in any exercise program, as the group "b" appeared in the laboratory, but performed the exercises without charge. Before and immediately after the study period, the volunteers underwent an evaluation protocol for determination of oxygen consumption and responded to the Geriatric Depression Scale. The results revealed that the groups "c" and "e", who exercised at intensities with predominant aerobic metabolism, showed reduction in depression scores, and other measures were not sufficient to promote reduction in this variable. The data suggest that exercise dominance in aerobic metabolism is more effective in reducing depression scores in elderly.
