Higher levels of physical activity reduce spending on medicines in the elderly

Objective: to compare physiological variables and expenses with medicine between physically active elderly and sedentary elderly. Method: 35 elderlies residents on the metropolitan region Säo Paulo, were divided in 2 groups: Active group, 22 elderlies (10 men and 12 women) with average age of 67,09±...

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Published in:Journal of Physical Education and Sport 2018-03, Vol.18 (1), p.157-162
Main Authors: Doro, Marcio Roberto, Nascimento-Carvalho, Bruno, Ruaro, Marcio, Fukushima, André Rinaldi, Sanches, Iris Callado, Caperuto, Erico Chagas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerobics
Aging
Anatomy
Blood pressure
Cardiology
Chronic illnesses
Diabetes
Exercise
Expenditures
Females
Heart rate
Hypertension
Males
Obesity
Older people
Pharmaceuticals
Physical fitness
Physiology
Social Services
Veins & arteries
Womens health
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Summary:Objective: to compare physiological variables and expenses with medicine between physically active elderly and sedentary elderly. Method: 35 elderlies residents on the metropolitan region Säo Paulo, were divided in 2 groups: Active group, 22 elderlies (10 men and 12 women) with average age of 67,09±5,92 years; Sedentary group, 13 elderlies (2 men and 11 women) with average age of 70,15±6,10 years. The subjects of the active group had 2 years of training, 2 times per week, with moderate intensity. We use Student's T test and Pearson correlation. Significance was set to p
ISSN:2247-8051
2247-806X
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2018.01020