Silva, Dilton dos SantosMartins, Felipe José AidarMatos, Dihogo Gama deSouza, Raphael Frabrício deMoreira, Osvaldo CostaSantos, Marcelo Danillo dosBarros, Gilvandro OliveiraArmas Alejo, AndresCabral, Breno Guilherme de Araújo TinôcoMarçal, Anderson CarlosSilva, Albená Nunes da2020-03-062020-03-062019SILVA, D. dos. S. et al. Evaluation of a program of physical exercise on blood markers and sleep quality in elderly. Revista Andaluza de Medicina Del Deporte, v. 12, n. 4, p.363-367, jul. 2019. Disponível em: <https://ws072.juntadeandalucia.es/ojs/index.php/ramd/article/view/499>. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2020.1888-7546http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/11968Objective: Analyze the effects of a physical exercise program on blood markers and sleep quality in the elderly. Method: A total of 112 elderly people with metabolic diseases controlled by hypocholesterolemic and hypoglycemic medications participated in the study. The participants were divided into two groups, an exercise group composed of 54 individuals with a mean age of 62 years and control group of 58 individuals with a mean age of 63 years. Results: Blood glucose, total cholesterol, and triglyceride levels showed a mean reduction of 27.47, 18.13, and 23.48 mg/dl, respectively, and an increase of 8.98 mg/dl in the high-density lipoprotein level was seen. A significant change was seen in the low-density lipoprotein, very-low-density lipoprotein, and calcium levels on comparing the exercise group post-test values with that of the control group pre-test. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score showed a significant reduction of 3.15 (p < 0.001, p2=0.78) on comparing the exercise group with μp2=0.78) on comparing the exercise group with the control group. the control group. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the physical exercise program, consisting of supervised walking and gymnastics with localized quadriceps muscle strengthening exercises, performed for 16 weeks at a frequency of three times a week for 60 min, was effective in improving the low-density lipoprotein and very-low-density lipoprotein levels and sleep quality of the elderly.en-USabertoArtigo publicado em periodicoOs trabalhos publicados no periódico Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Deporte estão sob Licença Creative Commons que permite copiar, distribuir e transmitir o trabalho desde que sejam citados o autor e o licenciante. Não permite o uso para fins comerciais nem a adaptação. Fonte: Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Deporte <https://ws072.juntadeandalucia.es/ojs/index.php/ramd/normas-de-publicacion>. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2020.https://doi.org/10.33155/j.ramd.2019.05.009