Effects of Cardiorespiratory Exercise on Cognition in Older Women Exposed to Air Pollution

Edgardo Molina-Sotomayor, Marcelo González Orb, Francisco Pradas de la Fuente, Giovanni Carozzi Figueroa, Antonio Jesús Sánchez-Oliver and José Antonio González-Jurado
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Edgardo Molina-Sotomayor: Departamento de Educación Física, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Santiago 7760197, Chile
Marcelo González Orb: Departamento de Educación Física, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Santiago 7760197, Chile
Francisco Pradas de la Fuente: Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación, Universidad de Zaragoza, Huesca 22003, Spain
Giovanni Carozzi Figueroa: Departamento de Educación Física, Universidad San Sebastián-Chile, Recoleta, Santiago 8420000, Chile
Antonio Jesús Sánchez-Oliver: Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla 41013, Spain
José Antonio González-Jurado: Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla 41013, Spain

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 2, 1-14

Abstract: The aim was to analyze the effects of cardiorespiratory exercise and air pollution on cognition and cardiovascular markers in four groups of older women: the active/clean air group (AC), the active/polluted air group (AP), the sedentary/clean air group (SC), and the sedentary/polluted air group (SP). Active groups performed a training task based on progressive walking. Prior to and after the experiment, the following parameters were assessed: cognition, by Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE); maximum oxygen uptake (VO 2max ), estimated by the Six-Minute Walk Test (6mWT); heart rate (HR); and oxygen saturation (SpO 2 ). There were significant differences ( p < 0.05) between the AC and the SP in all the MMSE dimensions except “Registration”, and in all the physiological variables (VO 2max , SpO 2 , HR). Aerobic exercise may be a protective factor against the effects that pollution have on cognition and on the mechanisms of oxygen transport.

Keywords: physical activity; cardiovascular; mental health; fitness; environmental health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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