Gerontology & Geriatric Research

Abstract

Impact of Cardiovascular Risk in Elderly Physical Activity Program Participants

Macsue Jacques, Leonardo Trevisol Possamai and Débora Goulart Bourscheid Dorst

Introduction: The wear of the human organism by old age reduces the functions of some organs causing greater burden to the sedentary elderly population.

Objective: The incidence of cardiovascular risk in the elderly has become the objective of this work with individuals who practice physical activities. This study aims to verify the relationship between waist circumference, hip and abdomen in relation to the identification of cardiovascular disease and risk of premature death.

Methodology: We evaluated 112 individuals participants of Physical Activity Programs at Faculty Assis Gurgacz, on the city of Cascavel and Exercise Programs of the Department of Sports and Recreation of the city of Quatro Pontes, sorted by location, gender and age. The variables assessed were age, body mass, body mass index, height, waist circumference, waist circumference and hip circumference in cm, waist/hip ratio and cardiovascular risk based on the W/H. Descriptive statistics were used for each variable by checking the normal distribution of errors in the sample data directly using the Shapiro-Wilk test.

Results: There is a direct relationship between the highest values of waist circumference and the largest numbers of cardiovascular risk, and individuals with higher age tend to have higher risk of cardiovascular disease. Conclusions: Regular physical activity has demonstrated efficacy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in the elderly population, besides providing healthy aging.