Health-Related Physical Fitness and Biochemical Parameters in Overweight Older People during Social Isolation Imposed by the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal and Observational Study

Marilene Ghiraldi de Souza Marques, Braulio Henrique Magnani Branco (), Déborah Cristina de Souza Marques, Marielle Priscila de Paula Silva Lalucci, Victor Augusto Santos Perli, José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento, Pablo Valdés-Badilla and Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira
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Marilene Ghiraldi de Souza Marques: Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Intervention in Health Promotion, Cesumar Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation, Maringa 1610, PR, Brazil
Braulio Henrique Magnani Branco: Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Intervention in Health Promotion, Cesumar Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation, Maringa 1610, PR, Brazil
Déborah Cristina de Souza Marques: Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Intervention in Health Promotion, Cesumar Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation, Maringa 1610, PR, Brazil
Marielle Priscila de Paula Silva Lalucci: Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Intervention in Health Promotion, Cesumar Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation, Maringa 1610, PR, Brazil
Victor Augusto Santos Perli: Graduate Program in Health Promotion, Cesumar University, Maringa 1610, PR, Brazil
José Roberto Andrade do Nascimento: Physical Education College, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF), Petrolina 56304-917, PE, Brazil
Pablo Valdés-Badilla: Department of Physical Activity Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca 3530000, Chile
Daniel Vicentini de Oliveira: Graduate Program in Health Promotion, Cesumar University, Maringa 1610, PR, Brazil

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 9, 1-13

Abstract: With COVID-19, evidence indicates that the elderly will have worse biochemical markers related to health in social isolation. The objective was to analyze the impacts on physical fitness and biochemical parameters of older adults’ health during COVID-19 social isolation. Quantitative, longitudinal, and observational study was conducted between 2020, 2021, and 2022. Thirty-three older adults of both sexes were evaluated. A sociodemographic questionnaire, biomarkers, and health-related physical fitness were used. Significant differences were observed for the sum of maximum isometric right and left handgrip strength, with a reduction in 2022 ( p = 0.009); getting up and walking ( p < 0.001), reduction in 2021 and 2022 ( p < 0.05); elbow flexion and extension ( p = 0.004), reduction in 2021 ( p = 0.006); and sitting and standing ( p = 0.002), reduction in 2022 ( p = 0.003) and peak oxygen consumption ( p < 0.001), reduction in 2021 and 2022 ( p < 0.05). Differences were observed in fasting blood glucose ( p < 0.001), with increase in 2021 and 2022 ( p < 0.05), triglycerides ( p < 0.001), with increase in 2021 and 2022 ( p < 0.05), triglyceride–glucose index ( p < 0.001), with increase in 2021 and 2022 ( p < 0.05), triglyceride–glucose index with waist circumference ( p < 0.001), with increase in 2021 ( p < 0.001); and triglyceride–glucose index with body mass index ( p < 0.001), with increase in 2021 ( p < 0.001). However, no differences were observed between anthropometric and body composition ( p > 0.05). Conclusions: Older people had changes in biochemical and physical fitness parameters related to health during the social isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: aging; sedentary behavior; glycemic control; health promotion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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