Resistance Training Improves Sleep and Anti-Inflammatory Parameters in Sarcopenic Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Helton de Sá Souza (), Camila Maria de Melo, Ronaldo Delmonte Piovezan, Rafael Eduardo Eustórgio Pinheiro Chagas Miranda, Miguel Araujo Carneiro-Junior, Bruno Moreira Silva, Ronaldo Vagner Thomatieli-Santos, Sergio Tufik, Dalva Poyares and Vânia D’Almeida
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Helton de Sá Souza: Department of Physical Education, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
Camila Maria de Melo: Department of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras 37200-000, MG, Brazil
Ronaldo Delmonte Piovezan: Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, SP, Brazil
Rafael Eduardo Eustórgio Pinheiro Chagas Miranda: Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, SP, Brazil
Miguel Araujo Carneiro-Junior: Department of Physical Education, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570-900, MG, Brazil
Bruno Moreira Silva: Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, SP, Brazil
Ronaldo Vagner Thomatieli-Santos: Department of Biosciences, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Santos 11015-020, SP, Brazil
Sergio Tufik: Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, SP, Brazil
Dalva Poyares: Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, SP, Brazil
Vânia D’Almeida: Department of Psychobiology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo 04023-062, SP, Brazil

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 23, 1-15

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.

Keywords: sleep quality; physical exercise; aging; skeletal muscle (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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