Impact of air pollution on the health of the older adults during physical activity and sedentary behavior: A systematic review.

Autor: D'Oliveira A; Health and Sports Science Center, Department of Physical Education, Santa Catarina State University, Florianópolis, 88035-901, Brazil. Electronic address: andersondoliveira3@gmail.com., Dominski FH; Health and Sports Science Center, Department of Physical Education, Santa Catarina State University, Florianópolis, 88035-901, Brazil. Electronic address: fabiohdominski@hotmail.com., De Souza LC; Health and Sports Science Center, Department of Physical Education, Santa Catarina State University, Florianópolis, 88035-901, Brazil. Electronic address: loiane_cristina96@hotmail.com., Branco JHL; Health and Sports Science Center, Department of Physical Education, Santa Catarina State University, Florianópolis, 88035-901, Brazil. Electronic address: joaquim.h.branco@hotmail.com., Matte DL; Physical Therapy Graduate Program, Santa Catarina State University, 88080-350, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. Electronic address: darlan.matte@udesc.br., da Cruz WM; Health and Sports Science Center, Department of Physical Education, Santa Catarina State University, Florianópolis, 88035-901, Brazil. Electronic address: whmcruz@gmail.com., Andrade A; Health and Sports Science Center, Department of Physical Education, Santa Catarina State University, Florianópolis, 88035-901, Brazil. Electronic address: alexandro.andrade.phd@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental research [Environ Res] 2023 Oct 01; Vol. 234, pp. 116519. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 29.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116519
Abstrakt: Background: Air pollution, in addition to presenting health risks, can impact the practice of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) in older adults. This study analyzed the impact of air pollution on the health of older adults during PA and SB, through a systematic review.
Methods: A keyword and reference search was performed in PubMed, SCOPUS, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science. Predetermined selection criteria included study designs: interventions or experiments, retrospective or prospective cohort studies, cross-sectional studies and case-control studies; population: older adults aged 60 years or older; exposures: specific air pollutants (particulate matter (PM), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), black carbon (CN), ultrafine particles (PU), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and biomass fuels) indoors and outdoors; and outcomes: physical activity and/or sedentary behavior.
Results: The beneficial effects of PA were attenuated or harmed in 11 studies, showing negative impacts on the health of the older adults, mainly by PM 2.5 pollutants. On the other hand, in 10 studies the effects of PA were greater than the negative effects of air pollutants, with a greater frequency in relation to PM 2.5 . In general, even the articles presenting controversial results suggest that practicing PA in polluted environments is more favorable to the health of older adults than remaining in SB.
Discussion and Conclusions: On the one hand, air pollution negatively impacted the health of the older adults during PA practices, while on the other hand, PA can mitigate the negative effects of pollutants on the health of older adults during the practices. Evidence shows that practicing PA in environments with low concentrations of pollutants can provide gains and reduce health risks. Remaining in SB in environments with high levels of air pollution worsens the health of older adults.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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