Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Intervention in Health Promotion, Cesumar Institute of Science, Technology and Innovation, Maringa 1610, PR, Brazil.
Graduate Program in Health Promotion, Cesumar University, Maringa 1610, PR, Brazil.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Aug 31;21(9):1161. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21091161.
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 ( = 0.009); getting up and walking ( < 0.001), reduction in 2021 and 2022 ( < 0.05); elbow flexion and extension ( = 0.004), reduction in 2021 ( = 0.006); and sitting and standing ( = 0.002), reduction in 2022 ( = 0.003) and peak oxygen consumption ( < 0.001), reduction in 2021 and 2022 ( < 0.05). Differences were observed in fasting blood glucose ( < 0.001), with increase in 2021 and 2022 ( < 0.05), triglycerides ( < 0.001), with increase in 2021 and 2022 ( < 0.05), triglyceride-glucose index ( < 0.001), with increase in 2021 and 2022 ( < 0.05), triglyceride-glucose index with waist circumference ( < 0.001), with increase in 2021 ( < 0.001); and triglyceride-glucose index with body mass index ( < 0.001), with increase in 2021 ( < 0.001). However, no differences were observed between anthropometric and body composition ( > 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.
由于 COVID-19，有证据表明，老年人在社会隔离期间的健康相关生化标志物会更差。本研究的目的是分析 COVID-19 社会隔离对老年人健康的体能和生化参数的影响。这是一项在 2020 年、2021 年和 2022 年进行的定量、纵向和观察性研究。评估了 33 名男女老年人。使用了社会人口统计学问卷、生物标志物和与健康相关的体能。右手和左手最大等长握力总和有显著差异，2022 年减少（=0.009）；起身和行走（<0.001），2021 年和 2022 年减少（<0.05）；肘部屈伸（=0.004），2021 年减少（=0.006）；坐立和站立（=0.002），2022 年减少（=0.003）和峰值摄氧量（<0.001），2021 年和 2022 年减少（<0.05）。空腹血糖有差异（<0.001），2021 年和 2022 年增加（<0.05），甘油三酯（<0.001），2021 年和 2022 年增加（<0.05），甘油三酯-葡萄糖指数（<0.001），2021 年和 2022 年增加（<0.05），甘油三酯-葡萄糖指数与腰围（<0.001），2021 年增加（<0.001）；和甘油三酯-葡萄糖指数与体重指数（<0.001），2021 年增加（<0.001）。然而，在人体测量和身体成分之间没有差异（>0.05）。结论：在 COVID-19 大流行的社会隔离期间，老年人的健康相关生化和体能参数发生了变化。
