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Statin combined with exercise training is more effective to improve functional status in dyslipidemic older adults
Author(s) -
Baptista Liliana C.,
Veríssimo Manuel Teixeira,
Martins Raul A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/sms.13284
Subject(s) - medicine , dyslipidemia , anthropometry , body mass index , physical therapy , statin , blood pressure , lipid profile , cholesterol , obesity
Background Exercise training ( EX ) and statins are first‐line therapies to manage dyslipidemia. Purpose This study aims to analyze the effect of EX and statins on functional status and cardiovascular risk ( CVR ) in dyslipidemic older adults with comorbidities. Methods Participants (n = 981) underwent one of 3 conditions: (a) multicomponent exercise training ( EX ; n = 298; 74% females); (b) statins ( ST ; n = 178; 65% females); (c) combined therapy—exercise plus ST therapy ( ST + EX ; n = 505; 79% females). Functional fitness, anthropometry, hemodynamic and lipid profiles, and were assessed at baseline and after 2‐years. Results EX and ST + EX participants improved all the functional status variables, whereas ST participants aggravated all the outcomes. Triglycerides and HDL ‐cholesterol maintained unchanged and total cholesterol decreased in the three groups, whereas LDL ‐cholesterol ( LDL ‐C) decreased in EX and ST + EX groups but not in ST group. EX and ST + EX groups decreased body mass index ( BMI ), systolic and diastolic blood pressure; contrarily, ST group increased these variables. Conclusion Statins combined with exercise training or exercise alone are more effective to improve functional status, to manage cholesterol levels and overall cardiovascular risk factors in dyslipidemic older adults with comorbidities than ST alone. Furthermore, current results suggest that isolated statin therapy decreases functional status and other cardiovascular risk factors.